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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 1h

A busy day on C (St James's) Division in 1963 ...

Hannah Howe @hannahhowe.bsky.social · 4h

Beatles fans in Palladium battle with the police. Five hundred screaming teenaged girls besieged the Beatles at the London Palladium yesterday. Two inspectors leading a force of twenty sergeants and constables walked slowly towards the girls.

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 1h

12 October 1963:
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Hannah Howe @hannahhowe.bsky.social · 2d

Scotland Yard detectives have arrested a couple in connection with the Great Train Robbery. They are Walter Smith and his wife Patricia of Shoreditch. Fifteen other people are accused in connection with the robbery.

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Hannah Howe @hannahhowe.bsky.social · 7d

Scotland Yard reminded the public that there is a reward for Great Train Robbery convictions.

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 2h

Our collection includes Edwards' @interpol.int sheet (left) and several copies of the main wanted poster in the case (right, with those shown crossed out as they were arrested).

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 2h

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Hannah Howe @hannahhowe.bsky.social · 7d

7 October 1963

Former club boss Ronald “Buster” Edwards and his wife June Rose, both wanted for questioning about the Great Train Robbery, might be hiding in London. It is thought that they have altered their appearances with dyed hair and glasses.

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 2h

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Hannah Howe @hannahhowe.bsky.social · 9d

Mr Mills, an engine driver for twenty-two years, was giving evidence at Aylesbury, Bucks where twelve men and three women faced charges arising from the robbery. Mr Mills, who was assaulted during the robbery, is still too ill to return to work.

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 2h

5 October 1963:
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Hannah Howe @hannahhowe.bsky.social · 9d

One of the Great Train Robbers told train driver Jack Mills, “When this is over, I’ll send you a few quid. You should keep your mouth shut. They are right bastards here.”

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 2h

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Hannah Howe @hannahhowe.bsky.social · 14d

Detectives believe the nine have split into family groups, but the groups are thought to be keeping in touch with each other.

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Hannah Howe @hannahhowe.bsky.social · 14d

30 September 1963

The search for the nine people - five men and four women - wanted for interview over the Great Train Robbery is still on. One of the nine, Roy “Weasel” James, is thought to have left Britain about a week ago.

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Lucy Worsley @lucyworsley.bsky.social · 1d

The secret's out! Read more about ⚰️VICTORIAN MURDER CLUB⚰️ here!
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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 4d

Today we're remembering all the #goodboys in Met history, from the bloodhounds loaned by Commissioner Warren in 1888 for use in Whitechapel to Dexter the wellbeing dog today. #dogsofbluesky #worlddogday #jourinternationalduchien #doglover #blackandwhitephotography #policedogs #goodboy

Black and white uniform of a man from S (Hampstead) Division in post-1952 Met helmet, jacket trousers and on-duty armband squatting in front of a fence. Beside him is an Alsatian or German Shepherd with perked-up ears and head cocked to one side who looks at the officer intently.

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 5d

'The Crime Museum Uncovered' opened #OnThisDay ten years ago at @londonmuseum.bsky.social, the first of only two public exhibitions of the collection ever. The second is now on in Sidcup and runs until April 2026, with December bookings opening in early November.
#OTD #ThrowbackThursday #CM150

Met police car with its door open behind blue and white police crime scene tape. Above to the left a sign stating 'THE CRIME MUSEUM UNCOVERED' and above to the right one panel of the rotating triangular New Scotland Yard sign.

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 6d

One day, perhaps, if someone finds and donates one ... 😉

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 7d

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 7d

Unfortunately personnel records of that time didn't include photographs and we don't have any photographs in our catalogue mentioning his name.

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 7d

Unfortunately personnel records of that time didn't include photographs and we don't have any photographs in our catalogue mentioning his name.

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Helen @helen60.bsky.social · 8d

My husband's great-grandfather William Henry Symonds was a Police Constable with the Metropolitan Police. He joined in 1882 (King's Cross Division) and transferred to Willesden in 1887. He was assaulted in 1890 (account below) and retired in 1908. I would love to find a photo of him! #genealogy

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Police History Society @polhissoc1985.bsky.social · 9d

This year's edition is themed around Police #Museums. We have a story of the Crime Museum, about @mpsheritage.bsky.social, a look in the National Emergency Services Museum, and the Kent Police museum.
#PoliceHistory

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Police History Society @polhissoc1985.bsky.social · 9d

The Police History Society is delighted to preview the front cover of this year's Journal which will be landing slightly earlier than normal this year, due to conference being earlier.

This year marks our 40th anniversary, so we are celebrating our ruby anniversary with a change of cover colour.

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 12d

#BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2025 #BlackBritishHistory

IHR Black British History Seminar @ihrblackbritish.bsky.social · 19d

The IHR Black British History seminar series is now on BlueSky!

Follow us for updates and keep your eyes peeled for information about our upcoming seminars 👀

@ihr.bsky.social #BlackBritishHistory #historians #academia

Photograph of the Black People’s Day of Action, March 1981

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 15d

Did someone say Monopoly? The box mentioned in the cutting and its contents are both in our collections. #CM150 #GTR

Dark yellow £1 Monopoly note showing a train and a house or hotel, with a dark rectangular stain at the right and a round one with a narrow rectangle running off it (marking a fingerprint location) on the left.

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 15d

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Hannah Howe @hannahhowe.bsky.social · 17d

27 September 1963

At a court hearing yesterday, thirteen people were charged with fifteen offences related to the Great Train Robbery. One of the men charged was Ronald Arthur Biggs. His fingerprints were found on the lid of a Monopoly box at the gang’s hideout, Leatherslade Farm.

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 19d

#Hivemind time again! We've had an enquiry about the medals of this smart-looking chap (Grenadier Guards c. Boer War, then Met 1903-1928, plus army for the First World War), photographed in Elephant and Castle. Any thoughts @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social @se1.news and @kennintonrunoff.bsky.social?

Black and white studio portrait of a male Met officer in tunic, belt, on-duty armband, sergeant's stripes and medals. Next to him is a stand on which rests his helmet, which like his collar shows the divisional number A44.

Closeup of the photographer's stamp reading 'L. BENDER / 40, LONDON ROAD, / LONDON, S.E.1.'

Closeup of medals from the first image - Queen's South Africa Medal, 1914 or 1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, ????, ????

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 19d

#CM150

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Police History Society @polhissoc1985.bsky.social · 19d

Only a month til this year’s Police History Society Conference, so still time to book if you’re quick!Includes talks on policing in America and Germany, the impact of WWII on @citypolice.bsky.social and @mpsheritage.bsky.social on 150 years of the Crime Museum www.policehistorysociety.com/conference

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Metropolitan Police Museum and Crime Museum @mpsheritage.bsky.social · 20d

... Devon Constabulary are taking steps.

two men are sitting at a table with the words " it 's goodnight from him goodnight " on the bottom

ALT: two men are sitting at a table with the words " it 's goodnight from him goodnight " on the bottom

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