On and off the Beat
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X6403700613 |
| Published date | 01 June 1964 |
| Date | 01 June 1964 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
On
and
Off
the
Beat
(With acknowledgments to those forces whe have sent us their
magazines, news letters and notes
of
special interest.)
.. Be warned young man, do not fall into the slothful ways
of
so many
of
us.
The Police Service is one which lends itself to slow walking, much standing and
sitting; and very little really energetic exercise. The end product is a body
of
pear-shaped bodies, grossly unfit and very sparsely sprinkled with semi-fit cranks!"
From
Aberdeen City Police Club Magazine.
A glider
pilot"
landed in the grounds of a large country house near the Cheddar
Gorge. The lady of the house came out and, after the machine had been attended
to, asked the pilot in for tea. Over tea, many questions were asked about gliding,
and after hearing what the pilot had to say, she
said'
Well, I simply can't see
why you waste your time in such a
manner.'
As the pilot was about to leave,
the woman
remarked'
I am sorry that my husband isn't here to meet you. He
is out
caving'''.
From
Aberdeen City Police Club Magazine News Sheet.
The West Region television programme, "Police Five", lasting for five minutes,
gives details
of
thefts, housebreakings, etc. occurring in the area with a caption that
should any viewer see anything unusual or have knowledge
of
stolen property, they
should contact the police. The chiefconstable
of
Bristol states that the programme has
proved most successfulin his areaduring the last seven months
of
1963,five prisoners
having been arrested and a large amount
of
stolen property recovered, one item
being £500 worth
of
stolen radiator elements.
Service, the Liverpool city police magazine, asks:
"Is
there any truth in the
rumour that a Liverpool supporter was heard to shout at a recent game, when
the referee was slow in giving a decision' Well, what's it going to be, ref? Inside?
Outside? Offside? or Homicide?"
The Durham County Constabulary News Letter for retired police officers gives
an account
of
a broadcast in connexion with a man wanted for false pretences.
The description stated that the man had a hole in his nose. A boarding house
keeper realizing that this man was in her boarding house, sitting and listening
to the programme, made some excuse and went
off
to telephone the police,
whereupon the man left the room, went upstairs and jumped out
of
a window. He
made off, but the police were quickly on the sceneand caught him.
The Clacton division of the Essex constabulary in their magazine tell a seaside
tale with a difference. One day, a coach party arrived from London on a day trip.
Some of its members were walking along the seafront when they met an old
friend from the same London district. ..
George"
was on a fortnight's holiday
with his wife but was out for a stroll on his own when he met his friends, They
invited him to spend the day with them, which he did, returning to London with
them at night on the coach, in a happy, if slightly inebriated mood.
It
was when
he reached his home and his daughter
asked"
where's
Mum?"
that the penny
slowly dropped.
"Mum"
was still at Clacton! She had in fact reported him
missing to the police, who were searching for him.
A flying policeman-P.c.Thomas
of
the traffic section
of
Glamorgan constabulary
has been granted a private pilot's licence. The Glamorgan Police Magazine says
it has nothing to do with dissatisfaction at ground speeds . . .
The
Durham
Male Voice Choir is believed to be the only county police choir
in the country. Since their formation in 1948, they have taken
part
in B.B.C.
sound broadcasts and appeared on television.
299 June 1964
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