Stella & Rose's Books

Contents

• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• #Introduction
• Chapter I Newport before the passing of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1835
• Chapter II The formation of the Force
• Chapter III The Chartist Riots
• Chapter IV Administrative problems
• Chapter V Reorganisation of the Force
• Chapter VI Troubled years following the re-organisation
• Chapter VII The turn for the better
• Chapter VIII Thirty-seven years of Scottish rule
• Chapter IX The last forty-seven years
• Chapter X The Police in time of war
• Items of Special Interest
• Chapter XI
• The Harbour Police
• The Police ambulance service
• The bridge
• The Christian Police Association
• The Criminal Investigation Department
• The dogs' home
• Diseases of animals
• Chapter XII The cholera epidemic
• Chapter XIII Conditions in the Force
• Some Varied Activities
• Chapter XIV
• Church Fires
• Civilians employed in the police service
• Disciplinary offences
• Instruction of the Police
• Women Police
• Chapter XV The Fire Brigade
• Chapter XVI Juvenile delinquency
• Some Memorable Crimes
• Chapter XVII
• The Llangibby murderer
• Struggle with a gunman
• (Award of the King's police medals)
• Chapter XVIII The Lock-up and other police stations
• Chapter XIX Newport Police Athletic and Social Club
• Chapter XX Traffic and Communications Department (including road safety)
• Chapter XXI Manor or public pound
• Chapter XXII The mortuary
• Chapter XXIII Newport's prisons
• Chapter XXIV The Special Constabulary
• Miscellaneous
• Chapter XXV
• Newport police truncheons
• The mounted police
• Travelling facilities
• Chapter XXVI To the Youth in the Service
• In Memoriam
• Appendices
• "A" List of members of the Force who served in the Great War, 1914-1918
• "B" List of members who served in the Second World War, 1939-1945
• "C" List of Chief Officers since the Force's inception
• "D" List of Petty Constables appointed by the Council on 14th December, 1837
• "E" Variations in the strength of the Force since 1836
• Bibliography
• Index