Riding or Driving to the Danger of the Public
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X5002300208 |
| Author | Gilbert Garforth |
| Date | 01 April 1950 |
| Published date | 01 April 1950 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
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THE
POLICE
JOURNAL
similar cheques to a total face value of £1,065,000 passed through
the
accounts of three of the principal dupes.
On the last three days of the scheme he paid into
the
bank accom-
modation cheques to the total face value of £34,000, £42,000 and
£50,000, and against these cheques, before they were cleared, he drew
cash and bankers' drafts to the value of £46,000, £53,000 and £44,000.
In
respect of the transactions on these three days he was convicted
of obtaining from
the
bank by false pretences a total of £72,800 and
sentenced to four years' penal servitude, at the Central Criminal Court.
He
and
five of his dupes were also made bankrupt in connection with
these matters.
It
was in the course of the appeal against this conviction
that
the
Lord
Chief Justice, in the Court of Criminal Appeal, made the observa-
tions on ' kite flying' quoted at the beginning of this article.
The
interest in the modus operandi which was displayed by police
officers and others when this case was being handled by the writer
prompted this account of the fraud.
It
is hoped
that
it may prove of
interest and practical use to some of those whose efforts are directed
towards thwarting the schemes of persons who fraudulently adapt the
usages of our commercial system to their own unworthy ends.
Riding
or
Driving
to the
Danger
of
the Public
By
SERGEANT
GILBERT
GARFORTH
East
Sussex
Constabulary,
Hove
Asone who has experienced no little difficulty in dealing with cases
of driving or riding furiously, recklessly, carelessly or dangerously,
it has occurred to the writer
that
ashort discussion upon this very
important subject and an essayed interpretation of its purpose and effect
might be of some help to fellow readers, even if such efforts only
succeed in being provocative.
"Knowledge is
Power"
in all walks of life and especially in the
Police Service.
To
know one's job thoroughly, and to know exactly what
to do when called to or in dealing with offences of this nature immedi-
ately instils confidence in oneself and radiates efficiency.
Without athorough knowledge of the various statutes dealing with
dangerous or furious driving, a police officer will assuredly find difficul-
ties sooner or later. Ignorance of
the
law results in embarrassment
and
hesitation,
It
is important to know where to find the statutory and case law
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