Hertfordshire Police Historical Society This Week In History 9/10/1967 On the 9th October 1967, the Alcotest Breath test was introduced. 101 Tests were administered before the end of the year, 26 of which were positive. Five persons were prosecuted for refusing to take the test. The average alcohol of those found positive was 163mg/100ml in blood (legal limit ...
Read more The sixth (Acting) Chief Constable. He served throughout the Great War he was wounded and awarded a Silver War Badge. On discharge from the Army he joined the Hertford County Constabulary and quickly rose through the ranks.
Read more Ernest Ripley, a butcher, did not report for military service when called up.
Read more A short autobiography of PC 44 Walter Oliver who rose to become one of the early Detectives in the Force.
Read more Charles Cooper, of Waltham Cross, was summoned under the Defence of the Realm Act, for failing to reduce the intensity of certain lights in his shop.
Read more William Brock, of Brook Cottages, Turnford, and Albert Hall, of High Street, Waltham Cross were charged with being drunk.
Read more Cyclists summoned for riding a bicycle without a light
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