Arthur Lockey

Criminal Lives: Arthur Lockey, white-collar crime, early 20th century (interwar period)

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6th_east_kentHarry Dawson@6th_east_kent·
24 Nov

Thomas Web, 1920, convicted for 'unlawfully wearing Mons Star.' A conman with several aliases, he pretended he had German http://parents.As recorded in the #Ripon Liberty Court Record book. #NorthYorkshire @ourcriminalpast @prisonhistoryuk @CaPnetworkUK

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23 Nov

Police and the Bombing of Gloucestershire during World War Two | Gloucestershire at War | Gloucestershire Police Archives https://gloucestershirepolicearchives.org.uk/content/from-strikes-to-vips/wars/police-and-the-bombing-of-gloucestershire-during-world-war-two

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18 Nov

Oh my goodness! I really wasn't prepared for such young faces to be staring at me from the pages of Ancestry's West Midlands Criminal Registers. #OnePlaceWednesday https://twitter.com/OnePlaceStudies/status/1329124980391636993

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IslaBroadwellIsla Broadwell@IslaBroadwell·
14 Nov

The 'Garrotting Panic' of the 1860s is captured in these two images. On the left a garotte robbery takes place. On the right, Punch Magazine lampoons the many 'anti-garrotting' devices invented to repel gangs who used this method of robbery.

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12 Nov

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For the month of November, The OPW and Kilmainham Gaol will showcase some the Museums unique pieces to give you a glimpse of the variety of its extensive Collection while highlighting the historical importance of these pieces. #musuem30 #MuseumsUnlocked

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KatyARoscoeDr Katy Roscoe@KatyARoscoe·
12 Nov

Check out this fab "walking with convicts" digital event for @BeingHumanFest https://twitter.com/LjmulindsayA/status/1326863268619694080

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9 Nov

Clive Emsley obituary.
Historian with an international reputation as the foremost historian of policing. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/09/clive-emsley-obituary

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9 Nov

30 Artefacts over 30 Days

For the month of November, The OPW and Kilmainham Gaol will showcase some the Museums unique pieces to give you a glimpse of the variety of its extensive Collection while highlighting the historical importance of these pieces. #museum30 #museum2020

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