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You are here: Home>Document collection>Type of incident>Theft

Theft

  • Boys' New Bicycle Stolen At Watford
    Boys' New Bicycle Stolen At Watford
    27 Jun 1908
  • Brass Clock Stolen From Pumping Station
    Brass Clock Stolen From Pumping Station
    22 Mar 1906
  • Brass Lamps Stolen From A Motor Car
    Brass Lamps Stolen From A Motor Car
    21 Nov 1908
  • Brass Wheel Caps Stolen From Carriages At The Bull Public House
    Brass Wheel Caps Stolen From Carriages At The Bull Public House
    21 Nov 1908
  • Brass Wheel Caps Stolen From Carriages At The Bull Public House, Broxbourne
    Brass Wheel Caps Stolen From Carriages At The Bull Public House, Broxbourne
    21 Nov 1908
  • Break In At An Unoccupied House At Nash Mills
    Break In At An Unoccupied House At Nash Mills
    13 Apr 1908
  • Break In At Rye House Railway Station Office And Office At Homan & Rogers Ironworks
    Break In At Rye House Railway Station Office And Office At Homan & Rogers Ironworks
    19 Oct 1908
  • Break In at Standon Station Booking Office
    Break In at Standon Station Booking Office
    27 Apr 1901
  • Break-in at Railway Station
    Break-in at Railway Station
    Theft of portmanteau and two parcels from a railway station.
    2nd August 1902
  • Break-in at Welwyn Post Office and Two Other Neighbouring Properties
    Break-in at Welwyn Post Office and Two Other Neighbouring Properties
    Welwyn Post Office was broken into between 3 & 4 a.m. this day, together with two other places in the neighbourhood, and some money stolen from each.
    1st October 1901
  • Break-ins at Church and Railway Stations
    Break-ins at Church and Railway Stations
    Break in at church (nothing taken) and railway station (cash stolen from cash box)
    3rd July 1902
  • Bricklaying Equipment Stolen
    Bricklaying Equipment Stolen
    Bricklaying equipment stolen, probably by a tramp
    17th May 1902
  • Bridle Stolen From Yeomanry Stables
    Bridle Stolen From Yeomanry Stables
    27 Jun 1901
  • Broccoli Stolen From Allotment
    Broccoli Stolen From Allotment
    16 May 1901
  • Brussels Sprouts Stolen From A Garden
    Brussels Sprouts Stolen From A Garden
    4 Dec 1908
  • Brussels Sprouts Stolen From A Garden
    Brussels Sprouts Stolen From A Garden
    14 Dec 1888
  • Bullets Stolen From Rifle Range At Hemel Hempstead
    Bullets Stolen From Rifle Range At Hemel Hempstead
    23 Oct 1908
  • Bullets Stolen From The Rifle Range At Hemel Hempstead
    Bullets Stolen From The Rifle Range At Hemel Hempstead
    23 Oct 1908
  • Burglaries - Bedford
    Burglaries - Bedford
    From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from Bedford Borough Police. Three burglaries were committed here last night by a man aged 40, 5 ft 6 or 7, stout build, full face, bald headed, dressed dark cloth trousers rather short, the only thing not recovered is a silver chain pendant medal engraved ...
    12 Jun 1903
  • Burglaries - Chartridge, Buckinghamshire
    Burglaries - Chartridge, Buckinghamshire
    From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from Police Chesham Bucks. Between 2.40 and 6 a.m. 22nd the dwelling house of Arthur Edward Frank J.P. of Chartridge was entered by means of opening the drawing room window, plated spoons and forks were tied up in a handkerchief and left in house, burglar ...
    22 Oct 1903
  • Burglaries in Ware
    Burglaries in Ware
    Enquiries made about the burglaries in Ware.
    27 Jul 1889
  • Burglars Shoot At Police - Luton
    Burglars Shoot At Police - Luton
    From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Copy of message from Luton Boro. Description of 4 men wanted for House Breaking & shooting at Police Officer, 1st age between 19 & 20, fresh complexion, fully clean shaven, dress black coat & vest, black cord trousers, 2nd age about 25, 5 ft 6, thin …. Continued on ...
    16 Jan 1904
  • Burglars Shoot At Police - Luton continued
    Burglars Shoot At Police - Luton continued
    Continued from previous page. …… build, light thin moustache close cut, black overcoat & trousers, this man is known to have a pedlars certificate granted by Kent County believed Maidstone 1903, 3rd age about 35, height 5 ft 10, full face, stout build, 14 or 15 stone weight, dark clothes, 4th age about 25, 5 ft ...
    16 Jan 1904
  • Burglary
    Burglary
    A description of stolen property was circulated.
    28 Aug 1914
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