| Description | Name and rank: Robert Short
Date joined: 8 Dec 1847
Age: 24 years
Crimes and punishment:
30 Oct 1848 going to New Holland without leave and being half an hour late for duty at 9pm, fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable
28 Dec 1848 being worse for liquor when going on duty at 6pm, reprimanded by the Watch Committee
8 Feb 1849 neglecting to apprehend a man who had committed a nuisance in Mr Storey's house in Dock Street and who had assaulted Mr Storey, fined 2 days pay and severely reprimanded by the Watch Committee
27 Mar 1849 being absent from his lodgings from 11 until 5 minutes to 1am, fined 1 shilling and reprimanded by the Watch Committee
1 May 1849 absent from duty at 7 o' clock last night, fined 1 shilling by the Chief Constable
10 Oct 1849 being in P.C.20 Stather's house at three quarters past 7 o' clock last night when on duty also for using bad language to his superior officer, fined 2 days pay by the Watch Committee for the bad language
29 Apr 1850 leaving his beat and talking to a female at 5.15am, severely reprimanded by the Chief Constable
15 Jul 1850 leaving his beat and talking to a female at 1.15am, fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable
27 May 1853 walking with and talking to a female when on duty, reprimanded by the Chief Constable
26 Apr 1854 standing talking to a man on his beat and also allowing a female to embrace him, fined 1 shilling by the Chief Constable
5 Sep 1856 being remiss in his duty in not exerting himself to prevent persons crossing the race course in Withernsea, severely reprimanded by the Chief Constable
5 Aug 1858 being absent fom his post when on duty [for] 35 minutes, fined 1 shilling by the Chief Constable
22 Oct 1866 not giving some property into store that ought to have been produced at the Sessions also for losing the same and not making a report to the Inspector on duty, reprimanded by [the] Watch Committee
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Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards for good conduct (monetary). |