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  • Isuzu Twin Deck Police Fleet Transporter - OU59AED
    Isuzu Twin Deck Police Fleet Transporter - OU59AED
    ...Isuzu car transporter seen here fully loaded in the rear yard of the now demolished Rickmansworth Police Station....
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  • Regional Crime Squads
    Regional Crime Squads
    ...staff at Welwyn Garden City and space for branch offices at St Albans and Rickmansworth. Mr G.E. McArthur, M.B.E., was Chief Superintendent of the Hertfordshire Police Criminal Investigation Department, and he was appointed as the first Regional Co-ordinator for the Number 5 District. Altogether ten officers were supplied by the County as its contribution to the Regional Crime Squads within the District. Three officers were also supplied to work...
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  • Headquarters Hatfield Probationers February 1924
    Headquarters Hatfield Probationers February 1924
    ...he must have left the Constabulary before that date. Front Row left to right: 1. PC 117 Cecil Arthur Wagstaff was born on the 3rd January 1903 and served between the 25th September 1923 and the 3rd August 1954. He was first posted to C Division at Rickmansworth. He died in 1990. 2. Instructor Sergeant 280 George Thomas Sharp. 3. PC 238 Alfred Plested was born on the 16th December 1898 and served between the 25th September 1923 and the 12th April 1...
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  • Notable Events In Week Forty
    Notable Events In Week Forty
    ...and his staff at Welwyn Garden City and space for offices at St Albans and Rickmansworth. Mr G. E. MacArthur, M. B. E, was Chief Superintendent of the Hertfordshire police criminal investigation department and he was appointed as the first regional coordinator from number five district. Altogether 10 officers were supplied by the county as its contribution. 1/10/1965 The Force formed a Tactical Patrol Group (TPG) to enable a reserve of officers to dea...
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  • Headquarters Hatfield Probationers September 1921
    Headquarters Hatfield Probationers September 1921
    ...Pestell served between 1921 and 1923. He was first posted to C Division at Rickmansworth. PC 134 Percy George Payne served between 1921 and 1925. He was first posted to A Division at Bishops Stortford. PC 322 Ernest Miles was born on the 3rd December 1896 and served between the 2nd August 1921 and the 12th December 1946. He was first posted to C Division at Watford. He died on the 18th October 1966. (He also appears in the photograph of Class 23)....
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  • Sequel to a collision in Fore Street
    Sequel to a collision in Fore Street
    ...of St Albans, defended. William Henry Goodyear, butcher, of Church Street, Rickmansworth, said he was motor-cycling into Hertford via Castle Street, and when turning into Fore Street he sounded his horn. When he got to the corner an Army Service Corps motor ran into him. The collision resulted in the front wheel and forks of the witness’ machine being broken, but the witness was not knocked off the cycle. The A.S.C. car was going at 20 mile an hou...
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  • An army deserter steals a horse, but why cut its tail off ?
    An army deserter steals a horse, but why cut its tail off ?
    ..., dealer, pleaded guilty to stealing a mare, the property of John Howe, at Rickmansworth, on January 21st. Mr Wardley, for the prosecution, said that the mare was valued at £60. The police traced the mare to some stables at Golders Green, and had seen the defendant later when he had said that he had bought the animal for £22. The tail had been cut off. On being further questioned, the defendant admitted having taken the mare and said that he had d...
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  • Rhoades, Joseph
    Rhoades, Joseph
    ...  Joseph Merriden, a labouring man, was convicted of manslaughter, for killing Joseph Rhodes in a boxing match. By the evidence it appeared that the prisoner wished to decline fighting, but that the deceased provoked it. They adjourned to Rickmansworth Park, and fought. After a contest of an hour and a half, the deceased fell, and became senseless; he died in a few hours. The prisoner was sentenced to 7 days imprisonment....
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  • After many years
    After many years
    ...as at the time stationed at Welwyn as a Police Sergeant, but who is now at Rickmansworth), gave evidence in support of the charge. Defendant was taken to the police-station at the time and brought before Colonel Prideaux-Brune but let out on bail of £5 in his own recognisance to appear at the next Petty Sessions but failed to appear, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Defendant left the neighbourhood but returned some months ago, but as the...
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  • Hillman Hunter Area Cars
    Hillman Hunter Area Cars
    ...Around 1970, the Force purchased a small number of Hillman Hunter Area Cars. They were not in widespread use throughout the Force area, so I am very grateful to Robin Bracey for sending me this photograph of one of them, which I understand was based at St Albans....
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  • Andrew John Wright describes his recruitment to the Hertfordshire Constabulary and training.
    Andrew John Wright describes his recruitment to the Hertfordshire Constabulary and training.
    ...Graham Sturley I was at Eynsham Hall in September 1972, after initial training at Eynsham Hall which was then 13 weeks we went to Nutfield near Redhill for a 4 week local procedure course then 2 weeks at the police station where you were stationed, in my case Rickmansworth ....
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  • Phillips, Frederick William, 83, Constable
    He enlisted in the Grenadier Guards in 1935 and served until 1939 when he joined Hertfordshire Constabulary. On the outbreak of WW2 he was recalled to the Colours serving with the 2nd Battalion until 1945. He was wounded once. He re-joined Hertfordshire Constabulary and served 25 years.
  • West, Denis Armitage, 274 or 991, Constable, Sergeant, Inspector, Chief Inspector, Superintendent, Chief Superintendent
    He joined Hertfordshire Constabulary in 1937 and following the outbreak of WW2 enlisted in the Durham Light Infantry, rising to the rank of Major. After being demobilised he re-joined Hertfordshire Constabulary and retired in 1969 as a Chief Superintendent.
  • Bowls Team October 1954
    Winners No. 5 District P.A.A. Triples Bowls Competition 1954.
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