From Acting Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Copy of message from St. Albans City Police. Stolen from a bedroom in this city during the night of 22nd Inst the property of Frederick Wallinger, 773 London Road, St. Albans a lady’s small silver Geneva watch No. 28005, plain dial and back, steel hands with silver ...
23 Mar 1903
From Acting Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Wanted on Warrant for stealing on 6th Inst one pair of black boots, one pair of brown leggings, one blue serge jacket and a leather pocket case containing a dog licence value £1, the property of Walter Edward Remmington. Arthur Orton about 17, rather tall, fair complexion ...
07 Apr 1903
From Acting Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Wanted for till robbery from the Black Boy P.H. St. Stephens a man about 5 ft 10 ins, dress brown jacket cord trousers, muffler round neck, heavy nailed boots, dark hair & moustache, one eye missing.
13 May 1903
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
From Superintendent Hassell to All Divisions – Stolen during night of 9th Inst from Town Farm Sandridge one white and brown cockerel cross between Leghorn and Buff Orpington, one cockerel cross between Indian Game and Minorca and several speckled hens cross with Indian Game property of Mr. Henry B. Cox.
11 Jan 1904
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
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Stolen from The Shrubbery at Harpenden property of Mrs. Little between 9 p.m. 17th Inst and 8.15 a.m. 18th Inst 12 fowls, one black Orpington Cockerel one half bred Indian Game cockerel, one white hen black spots & 9 others mixed breed, also stolen from a meadow at ...
18 Feb 1904
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Referring to my message of 18th Inst at 12.45 p.m. the fowls the property of Mrs. Little have been recovered and thief arrested.
20 Feb 1904
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Description of a bicycle taken from the Kings Head P.H. London Colney a gents Chase Road Racer 26 in frame sloping top bar marked Clincher on tyres black rims, 84 gear, Burys free wheel, back pedal brake, tool bag and pump, no. 3973, another bicycle left behind. Came astray ...
25 Feb 1904
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Strayed or stolen from outside the Leather Bottle Leverstock Green about 4.15 p.m. today the property of Mr. Lee Leverstock Green a Bay pony about 13 hands wearing a nose bag, attached to a Spring Cart with brown panels, black leather harness, silver mounted. [Written alongside this entry is ...
13 Feb 1904
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Copy Information From City Police St. Albans. Hired in this City on 18 Oct 03 and not yet returned a gents bicycle, 24 in frame, flat handlebars, celluloid grips, free wheel, Bowden brake on the back, rim brake on front, 28 in wheels, solid rims, Clifton tyre back ...
20 Oct 1903
Continued from previous page. ….. with toe clips, one inch block chain, 80 gear, celluloid mudguards, Middlemore or Lamplough saddle, plated bell, value £4, by Walter Barrett a Builders Machinist, age 22, 5 ft 3 or 4, dark hair, clean shaven, thin blotchy face, cast in left eye, dress rusty black suit, dark motor cap had ...
20 Oct 1903
From Superintendent Hassle to All Stations – The following additional articles were stolen from Lord Verulam. Two small silver boxes about 2 ins high shape of a water tumbler with lids a crest on one lid and G with Coronet on the other. One seal with a pale yellow stone transparent arms of Viscount Grimston, ...
30 Oct 1903
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Referring to my telephone message at 9.10 a.m. [31st October 1903 Ed.] no burglary was committed at Bamville Wood Farm the servant girl has been charged with this robbery.
03 Nov 1903
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Copy of Information from Chief Constable Smith St. Albans City. Stolen from the dwelling house of Mrs. Woodman Granville Road, St. Albans this morning one pair navy blue trousers with braces attached, by a man who lodged in the house on the 19th & 20th Inst and stated ...
21 Sep 1903
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Stolen during Saturday night 26th Inst 27 fowls, cross between Leghorns & Minorcas, probably a few white old hens & this years birds from a fowl house at Marshal Wick St. Albans, the property of G.N. Marten Esq.
28 Sep 1903
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – During the night of the 1st Inst The Fiddle P.H. St. Peters was burgulariously entered by cutting out glass of window and pushing back catch, the till was opened but owing there being an electric bell the thief made off, nothing appears to have been taken description of ...
02 Jan 1904
From Acting Superintendent to All Stations – Stolen last night the 29th Inst from Little Munden Farm St. Stephens 20 hens mixed breeds and one half bred Plymouth Rock cockerel value 2/- each also a large white dog Terrier, half of one of its forefeet off through being caught in a trap, value 2/6, the ...
30 Jul 1903
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Copy of information from City Police St, Albans. Wanted for attempted till robbery in this city this morning Patrick Murphy a tramp age about 21, about 5 ft 4, thin face, dark hair and eyes, very slight moustache, dressed in corduroy trousers, dark jacket and vest, brown mixture ...
31 Jul 1903
From Acting Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Wanted on warrant for stealing at Napsbury Asylum a light brown jacket and vest, 2 red handkerchiefs, a velvet neckerchief and one Oxford shirt, a man named Melville, a scaffolder, about 40, 5 ft 8, Black hair light dark moustache and Imperial high cheek bones, scar across ...
18 Jun 1903
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Stolen during the night of 10th from Town Farm Sandridge 9 fat ducks white & brown & white.
11 Sep 1903
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Stolen or strayed from outside the Park Hotel Wheathampstead about 8 p.m. 8th Inst a pony and cart the property of Mr. R.H. Newington of Sutton Farm Hatfield, description a brown pony, a light brown trap with yellow hubs makers name Gold Windsor, brown harness, trap contains three ...
09 Dec 1903
From Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Stolen by means of burglary during the night of 28th a large silver chronometer watch, very old, had been gilded but nearly worn off, opens easily at back, very old gold hunting watch rather large plain face no minute hand elaborately engraved cap covering works, small silver oblong ...
29 Oct 1903