| Description | Name and rank: Joshua Fitch Bentley
Date joined: 4 Jun 1840
Age: 21 years
Crimes and punishment:
18 Aug 1840 sitting down on his beat at half past 3am, fined 1 shilling by [the] Chief Constable
26 Nov 1840 absent from his quarters last night when on the sick list, fined 1 shilling by [the] Chief Constable
24 Feb 1841 being drunk when on duty this morning, fined 1 days pay by [the] Chief Constable
10 May 1841 allowing a prisoner to escape from his custody, reprimanded by [the] Chief Constable
24 May 1841 being absent from duty from 2 to 9pm, fined 1 shilling by [the] Chief Constable
11 Apr 1845 being absent from his post when at Burton Constable races, reprimanded by [the] Watch Committee
5 Dec 1845 being drunk when on duty at 1am when on duty, fined 1 days pay by [the] Chief Constable
22 May 1848 exceeding his duty by apprehending Mr Joseph Holmes, reprimanded by [the] Watch Committee
25 Aug 1848 being drunk and in company with a common prostitute in a bawdy house in Leadenhall Square and at night reporting himself sick, fined 3 days pay and reprimanded by [the] Watch Committee and future committeees are recommended on any charge hereafter to dismiss him
13 Jun 1849 writing to Liverpool on police business contrary to orders, reprimanded by [the] Watch Committee
18 Jan 1851 being drunk in a house when on duty at 5.30pm, reduced to 2nd class Constable
26 Dec 1855 being half an hour late for duty, reprimanded by [the] Chief Constable
24 May 1856 being worse for liquor when coming off duty at 4pm, reprimanded by [the] Watch Committee
28 May 1857 being absent from his beat from 1 to 2.30am, fined 3 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
5 Dec 1858 being one hour late for duty at 6am, reprimanded by [the] Chief Constable
8 Dec 1859 being worse for liquor when on duty at 3am, fined 1 days pay by [the] Chief Constable
29 Dec 1859 being drunk when coming off duty at 6am, fined 2 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
19 Feb 1862 promoted to the rank of Sergeant No 8
13 Oct 1863 being worse for liquor when on duty at 11.45pm, reprimanded by [the] Watch Committee
22 Dec 1864 being drunk and unable to account for his men, reduced to [the] rank of a 1st Class Constable
26 Aug 1865 being drunk when coming off duty at 9pm, reduced from 1st to 2nd class Constable
19 Feb 1866 being 50 minutes late when for duty at 6am, fined 1 days pay by [the] Chairman [of the] Watch Committee
28 Feb 1868 being in a dram shop when on duty, fined 1 shilling and sixpence by [the] Chief Constable
15 Oct 1868 being in an oil mill at 2.20am when on duty, fined 1 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
15 Feb 1869 obtaining drink in public houses without paying for it, fined 1 weeks pay by [the] Watch Committee
13 May 1869 resigned on superannuation allowance
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Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards for good conduct (advancement) |