This picture shows Frank Swallow, the cleaner at the police station in Castle Street, Hertford, standing at the main entrance in May 1965. Frank was the cleaner when I was a cadet at Hertford between 1959 and 1962: I have a vague recollection that he was a retired police officer. The picture was taken by my father, ...
Read more The life and career of Robert Dunn and his five sons who followed in his police footsteps.
Read more Winter Assizes, 1926: No serious crimes were heard against a rise in lesser crimes up before the bench.
Read more Edward Welch did not manage to prevent his "rather wild" cattle from running up Fore Street, Church Lane, and Bell Lane. He was fined accordingly.
Read more James Upchurch stole only part of a 30 shilling roll of linoleum, but got caught and was fined 50 shillings.
Read more Alfred Shrive, was depressed when retirement came and depression led to suicide.
Read more An elderly man was found dead from exposure after trying to reach his son.
Read more Hertfordshire Mercury, 30th January 1926. Little Hadham – Sad Death of P.C. Saunders Quite a shock was given to the whole village on learning that P.C. Saunders, who had been stationed here for the past six years, had died on Monday at Hertford County Hospital. He was taken ill on the 17th inst., removed to the Hospital ...
Read more The Hertford Borough Sessions were held on Thursday before the Mayor (Alderman A. P. Ginn ), Alderman W. Graveson, and Messrs A. S. Gilbertson and W. Burgess.
Read more BANK HOLIDAY The town was very quiet on Whit Monday. The local cricket match attracted a great many people, and a considerable number went to the fete at Hertford. The Rye House, under the management of Mr W. Abel, had a multitude of attractions, and from 4,000 to 5,000 were booked by rail, while another 2,000 ...
Read more Alfred Humberstone, 21, commits crime, absconds from the army, leads younger boys into crime, and looks forward to hard labour as a result.
Read more Alice Healey (5) was killed in a traffic accident in Fore Street, Hertford.
Read more Thomas Clark, aged 10, with others, stole some golf balls. He also stole money from a shop till. All this while still on probation. He was sentenced to a beating and then reformatory.
Read more Landlord reaches out for the moral high ground.
Read more A drunk falls on top of a baby and all hell breaks loose.
Read more Various cases from Hertford Borough Sessions.
Read more Dormer and Mulholland, army deserters, embarked on a lengthy spate of housebreaking and stealing. Both were caught in possession of stolen goods & were both sentenced to hard labour.
Read more Petition drawn up by the Hertford Borough opposing the new Bill allowing for County Police Forces.
Read more Woman left to bleed to death in street, brings shame upon a town.
Read more Henry Sturge, a labourer, of no fixed abode, was charged with stealing an overcoat.
Read more Daring attempt by 4 Highwaymen under sentence of death to escape from gaol at Hertford.
Read more Eleven-year-old Charles Rogers from Ware charged with stealing cash belonging to Emma Crane.
Read more Charles Hudgell was charged with drunk and disorderly and assault.
Read more Two waiters did not appear in Court on a charge of being drunk and disorderly
Read more
