| Description | Name and rank: Edward Thompson
Date joined: 23 Mar 1887
Age: 25 years
Warrant number: 1964
Offences and punishment:
4 Apr 1888 being worse for drink and unfit for duty at 9.55pm on the 4th inst, reprimanded and fined 1 days pay by[the Chief Constable
1 May 1888 being worse for drink and unfit for duty at 4.45pm on the 1st inst, severely reprimanded and fined 2 days pay by the Chief Constable
22 Jul 1888 excess of duty in arresting a man against whom [there] was no charge at 11.35pm on the 22nd inst, severely reprimanded and fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable
3 Aug 1888 being drunk and unfit for duty at 12.10am on 3 Aug 1888, severely reprimanded and fined 7 days pay by the Chief Constable
5 Apr 1889 being sat down asleep at 2.20am when on duty also being absent from his beat from 4.50 to 5.40am, severely reprimanded and fined 2 days pay by the Chief Constable
26 Jun 1889 being absent from his beat from 1 to 2.10am and when found was coming out of the Volunteer Fire Brigade Station, severely reprimanded and fined 2 days pay by the Chief Constable
13 Aug 1889 apprehended on a warrant granted by E C Twiss Esquire for that he being a Constable for the said Borough, duly appointed by the Watch Committee, was guilty of a certain neglect of his duty to wit absenting himself without leave on the 13 Aug 1889, fined 40 shillings by the Magistrate and dismissed by the Watch Committee without pay
Rewards and commendations:
28 Sep 1887 advanced from 4th Class @ 24 shillings to 3rd Class @ 25 shillings
3 Apr 1889 advanced from 3rd Class @ 25 shillings to 2nd Class @ 26 shillings
Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards (advancement) and commendations |