On 9th May 1895, Ware's Superintendent Wymer was promoted to Deputy Chief Constable and replaced by Superintendent William Wood. As a mark of their appreciation for his kindness and support, Wymer's officers gathered at the police station to wish him a fond farewell.
Read more William E. Allen was summoned for extensive food hoarding, and the excuse that his boys should have biscuits on their return to Eton did not influence the Bench. Very substantial fines followed.
Read more Constable John Knight joined Hertfordshire Constabulary on the 27th day of November 1889 and served until the 26th March 1919. The picture in which he is seated was taken on or about his retirement. In 1911, Constable Knight was one of 13 officers in the Constabulary to receive the King’s Coronation Medal. He can be seen standing second ...
Read more Violent assault leads to businessman's fall from grace.
Read more Arthur Goodship was appointed as a Constable in Hertfordshire on 1st July 1913, when it is believed this photograph was taken. Constable Goodship was commended following the conviction of a Samuel Williams, alias Allworthy, at Watford Petty Sessions on 24th December 1918 and committed for three months hard labour for ‘cycle stealing’. The action of PC 185 ...
Read more Henry McCabe, 21, a gardener, pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder Annie Filtton by stabbing her with a pocket knife
Read more Police see a locomotive engine with the flag carrier not displaying the preceding red flag correctly.
Read more John talks about his time involved in CID when he dealt with the "Key Man" who admitted over 3000 Burglaries.
Read more A short autobiography of PC 44 Walter Oliver who rose to become one of the early Detectives in the Force.
Read more "New Towns are tending to become a hotbed for Criminal Activities" Statement by Chair of Herts Quarter Sessions causes uproar amongst the new Towns.
Read more Details of John Halsey's police career from 1959 - 1990. Also some pictures of amongst other things Police Vehicles.
Read more Reginald William Lay (30), of 16 Canterbury Road, Watford, was charged under the Defence of the Realm Act with driving a motor-car with powerful headlights.
Read more Margaret Kendall is eventually paid the police pension owing to her 37 years after her husband died in the Great War.
Read more A picture of the St Albans City Police Cricket team between the wars
Read more The death of Pc Hulme in 1958 and the subsequent trial.
Read more William Marks, of Watford, was fined 10 shillings, including costs, for leaving a horse and cart unattended.
Read more George Board helped himself to a suit of clothes, which he then pawned!
Read more The special constables of Watford and the district were summoned to a meeting in the Clarendon Hall on Monday evening for the purpose of determining their further length of service.
Read more Appointment of William Wood as Acting Chief Constable in 1915
Read more Vito Lurgio, 21, an Italian organ-grinder, pleaded not guilty to an indictment for feloniously wounding Peter Cololues.
Read more Arthur Humphrey, 20, labourer, pleaded guilty to breaking open a gas meter and stealing 5 shillings therefrom, at Watford, on January 24th.
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