CONFIDENTIAL— For Police only. METROPOLITAN POLICE CRIMINAL RECORD OFFICE CRIME INDEX TO SUPPLEMENT A Police Gazette ( Vol. XIV.) FROIVS 1st JANUARY TO 31st DECEMBER, 1327. CLASS OF CRIME AND REFERENCE. Adventuress, 6. American and Colonial Thieves and Swindlers, 4,101, 105, 297. Assault, indecent, etc., 71, 292, 302, 332, 408. Bicycle Thieves. See larceny— bicycle. Bigamy, 164, 234, 240, 253, 367. Burglary- boring hole near window catch, 91, 385. breaking out glass panel of door, 345. climbing, 103, 297, 329. country mansions, 36. cutting out lock or panel of door, 204. early morning, 36. fanlight or skylight, 3, 152. forcing cellar grid, 329. forcing door, 23, 200, 242, 263, 269, 419. forcing window or window7 bars, 3, 4, 36, 103, 200j 242, 263, 268, 269, 329, 376. horse and vehicle or motor car, with, 274. house abutting on railway, 4. insecurely fastened window, 95, 329, 409. operating at rear of premises, 4, 36, 95, 103, 204, 263, 268, 329, 385. post office, 274. public house, 242, 269, 409. suburban, 103. travelling, 36. unattended premises, 376. using ladder, 103, 329. wearing gloves, mask, etc., 242, 269. with violence, 23, 200, 419. Cattlestealing, 330. Churchbreaking. See Sacrilege. Coining— makers, 32. utterers, 32, 117. Conspiracy, 151, 175, 189, 203, 216, 272, 383, 420, 429. Continental Thieves and Swindlers, 163. Criminals who Carry Firearms, 35, 109, 127, 163, 166, 167, 205, 330, 331, 334, 377, 416, 417. wh use brace and bit, etc., 39, 91, 204, 271, 385. who throw pepper, etc., 346. who use motor cars, etc., 67, 147, 165, 187, 192, 236, 242, 243, 269, 297, 330, 331, 382. Demanding Money with Menaces, 163, 169, 189, 275, 305. Embezzlement, 1, 33, 167, 301, 369. Foreign Thieves and Swindlers, 102. Forgery— documents, 35, 51, 160, 193, 198, 216, 400. forging and altering Post Office Savings Bank books or uttering, 72. forging and uttering characters, 68. forging and uttering cheques ( male), 124, 184. 216, 301, 406. forging and uttering cheques ( female), 72. forging medical and other certificates, 51. forging orders and receipts for goods or monev, 1, 207. forging postal or mone\ j orders ( male), 175, 193 198. forging postal or money orders ( female), 72. forging wills, 216. Cocaine, traffickers in, 382. Fowlstealing, 243. ii. CRIME INDEX TO SUPPLEMENT A. iii. Fraud ( Group I.). Business whereby effected— business selling ( bogus), 203. concerns ( bogus), 43, 61, 203. directory, 301. employment agency ( bogus), 102. long firm, 2, 151. worthless business, 203. Fraud ( Group n.). Character assumed- accountant, 108. actor or actress, 103. agent, 34, 102, 126, 270, 384, 391, 400. advertising agent, 1, 301. 414. athlete, 34, 126, 402. builder and landowner, 231. clergyman, 332, 335. commercial traveller, 102, 244, 245. credit customer, 124. doctor, etc., 129, 240, 332. engineer, electrician, etc., ( includes cinema operator), 34, 73, 93, 201, 231, 240, 241, 332. farmer, 84, 244. insurance agent, 380. jockey, 34. officer, N. C. O., etc.— { a). Army, 68, 69, 101, 124, 167, 241, 414. ( 6). Navy, 128, 168, 206, 302. ( f). Air Force, 370. pensioner, 227. police officer ( male), 100, 101, 189, 239, 274, 275,332,334. press representative, 391, 413. public official, 93, 240, 266, 332. relative or friend of local resident. 129. scoutmaster, 71. ship's officer, seaman, etc., 128,168, 262, 302, 324. solicitor's clerk, 244. theatrical or music hall artiste, 299. titled person, 283. wealthy person ( male), 122, 304. wealthy person ( female), 6, 106, 129. workman, 281. Fraud ( Group III.). Charity Frauds— charitable persons, on, 71, 101, 155, 202, 299. charities, on, 164, 168. subscription ( bogus), 202. Fraud ( Group IV.). Class of Person Defrauded— actors or actresses, 299. boarding house and hotel proprietors ( male), 124, 164, 201, 240, 241, 245, 299, 366, 414. boarding house and hotel proprietors ( female), 6. clergymen, 69, 71, 101. dentists, doctors, nurses, 380. motor garage proprietors, 6. pawnbrokers and jewellers, 72, 82, 168, 193, 198, 208, 240, 443. persons seeking flats or houses, 6. principals of colleges and schools, 270. publicans, 128, 157, 241, 324. railway companies, 102. solicitors, 6. tradesmen ( male), 1, 84, 124, 164, 168, 170, 186, 203, 241, 245, 270, 278, 301, 326, 332, 342, 414, 443. tradesmen ( female), 6, 72, 106, 129, 215. women, 104, 108, 122, 126, 168, 201, 228, 358, 379. Fraud ( Group V.). Class of Property or Advantage Obtained— bicycles and accessories, 1, 106. books, 1. cash securities, 1, 61. clothing, boots and hosiery, 6, 245. credit, 6, 106, 160, 164, 203, 213, 230, 242, 269. food and lodgings ( male), 34, 126, 164, 201, 206, 231, 244, 266, 299, 301, 302, 332, 380, 402, 414. food and lodgings ( female), 6, 129, 137. goods ( general), 168. jewellerv, 82, 168, 443. money, 69, 126, 144, 170, 244, 270, 320, 379. motor cars, cycles, and accessories, 245. musical instruments, 41. poultry and farm produce, 53. valuable securities, 400. Fraud ( Group VI.). Class of Property used in Effecting Fraud— cheque ( worthless), ( male), 71, 101, 104, 120, 124, 186, 201, 202, 240, 245, 278, 299, 301, 362, 414. cheque ( worthless) ( female), 372. photo- enlargements, etc., 202, 270. rings ( worthless), 202. seaman's advance note ( bogus), 241. Fraud ( Group VII.). Medium Whereby Made- advertisement by, 1, 6, 102, 201, 203, 384, 400. telegram, 68, 272. telephone message, 201, 240. Fraud ( Group VIII). Special Forms of Fraud answering advertisements, 302, 332. employment offering, 61, 145, 244, 400, 414. hire purchase system, 41, 302, 308, 367. selection of present, 208, 443. Fraud ( Group IX.). Miscellaneous— misappropriation, 102, 379. Fur thieves, 236. Garagebreaking, 67, 69, 104. Horsestealing— chanting, 2. general, 2. Hotel Thieves, 436. CRIME INDEX TO SUPPLEMENT A. iii. Housebreaking— general, 68. afternoon, 5,105, 271, 273. V breaking glass panel of door, 79, 92, 166, 271 346, 381. • climbing, 103, 105, 166, 214, 442. evening, 22, 346, 381. false key, 127. flats, chambers, etc., 35, 37. forcing cellar grid, 95. forcing door, 24, 69, 105, 167, 271, 274, 298, 418, 427. forcing window, 5, 19, 40, 95, 103, 104, 105, 118, 166, 271, 273, 274, 300, 382, 416, 428. horse vehicle or motor car, w ith, 147, 382. premises unattended, 5, 35, 37, 214, 271. public house, 147, 300, 381. rear of premises, 22, 95, 103, 104, 105, 118, 166, 167,271, 273, 274, 300, 428, 444. suburban, 103, 105, 165, 273, 274, 381, 426. Sunday afternoon and evening, 118. through fanlight or skylight, 381. through unoccupied premises, 127. travelling, 118, 274. unoccupied premises, 118. using bodily pressure, 24, 69, 298. using ladders or rope, 103, 329. wearing gloves, mask, etc., 242, 269. with violence, 5, 19, 165, 166. Importuning, 71. Larceny- automatic gas or electric light meter ( from), 130, 378, 4 1 6. automatic machines ( from), 117. bailee, 121, 168, 201. 203, 308, 358, 362, 367, 372, 379. bank, 330, 331. bank customer, 67. barges and boats, from, 415. baths ( public), from 3. bicycle, 33, 35, 67. 104, 107, 123, 127, 163, 167, 168, 240, 241, 271, 274, 319, 325, 330, 331, 333, 344, 378, 386, 415, 416. cab, carriage, motor cars, from, 11, 56, 135, 150, 191,205, 237,327,382, 401. cheque or cheque book, 69, 72, 104, 124, 186, 241, 245, 272, 299, 322 , 334, 358, 370, 372, 416. cinema. See Picture Palace, club premises, Y. M. C. A. Huts, etc., from, 271, 334. dwelling, 68, 69, 116, 127, 190, 242, 269, 273, 297, 334, 377, 382, 392. false message, 365, 378. furnished apartments, 98. garage, from ( except motor tyres), 167. 378. goods exposed, 205, 333, 382. goods in transit, 243. hotel, restaurant, etc., from, 4, 31, 68, 156, 245, 297, 415, 436. jeweller's shop, 163, 300, 331. lavatory, 211, 290. letter box and pillau box, from, 415. lodgings ( male), 4, 34, 83, 101, 104, 163, 166, 168, 201, 213, 244, 271, 299, 302, 332, 370, 379, 402. lodgings ( female), 137, 372. looking at apartments, 146. motor car and motor cycle, 4, 67, 104, 127, 136, 163, 167, 242, 269, 294, 330, 331, 362, 377. musical instruments, 187, 377. office, 37. officer's quarters, barracks, etc., from, 124, 331 person ( male), 5, 32. person ( female), 99. person, church, 405. person, omnibus, 382. person, shop customer, 407. picture palace and music hall, from, 35, 417. racecourse. See Racecourse Thieves. railway station booking office, from, 417. railway cloakrooms, from, 201. railway depot, from, 32. railway platforms, waiting and refreshment rooms, from, 127, 196. railway trucks, from, 378. schools, from, 167, 240, 416. servant ( male), 35, 38, 71, 93, 103, 166, 240, 241, 248, 302, 354, 355, 377, 379, 417, 445. servant ( female), 6, 29, 106, 194. servant as accomplice, 68, 383. ship's cabin, 163. shoplifting ( male), 32, 70, 296, 301, 378, 382, 418. shoplifting ( female), 30, 37, 200, 336, 419, 441. showcase, from, 75, 243. sports pavilion, from, 264. stable, from, 377. till, 191, 341. travellers' samples, etc., 272. trick, confidence, 70. trick', errand boys and messengers, from, 53, 201,342. trick, jewellery, 370. trick, ringing the changes, 403. trick, various, 164, 439. unattended shops, 67. unoccupied premises, 127. using horse and vehicle, motor car, etc., 42, 187. valuable securities, 412. van, truck, etc., from, 42, 57, 298, 300. various, 358. workman, by, 415. Officebreaking, 3, 35, 67, 243, 306, 412, 416, 417. Pavilionbreaking, 167. Perjury, 408. iv. CRIME INDEX TO SUPPLEMENT A. iii. Racecourse Thieves, 70, 272, 382, 415. cardsharping, 205, 272. larceny, person, 70, 205, 272, 382. welshers, 205, 415. Receiving— general, 35, 54, 81, 102, 162, 175, 217, 250, 298, 325, 377, 389, 420. furs, skins, cloth, etc., 32, 382, 437. motor cars and motor cycles, 2. Robbery- waylaying firm's employee, 67. with violence, 5, 67, 132, 242, 269, 300, 330, 331. Sacrilege, 36,134,329. Safebreaking, 67, 149, 172, 300, 323, 330, 331. using explosives, 125. Schoolhousebreaking, 204, 416. Shopbreaking, 103, 242, 269. armed, 163. breaking windows or forcing iron bars, 125, 163. climbing, 35, 204, 300, 330, 331, 418. cutting through door, 204, 217. cutting through walls, 418. forcing door, 33, 35, 252, 298, 377, 378, 424. forcing fanlight or skylight, 3, 9, 33, 300, 330, 331, 356, 388. forcing padlock or roller shutter, 236, 381, 382. forcing window, 26, 33, 35, 125, 165, 205, 298, 333, 416, 418. horse vehicle or motor car, with, 236. jewellers and pawnbrokers, 76, 125, 163, 165, 204, 205, 298, 418. lock- up shops, 35, 76, 167, 236, 298, 300, 323, 333, 377, 378, 388, 418. operating at rear of premises, 26, 35, 125, 204, 293, 298, 330, 331, 333, 381, 417, 418. through adjoining premises, 330, 331. travelling, 35. using ladders, ropes, etc., 35. Utterers— counterfeit coin. See Coining. Warehousebreaking— general, 172, 204. breaking windows, 364, 378. climbing, 125. forcing door, 32. forcing window, 252, 300. horse vehicle or motor car, with, 32. operating at rear, 33, 163, 252. through fanlight or skylight, 125, 163, 360. V Printed and Published for His Majesty's Stationery Office by the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District, New Scotland Yard, London, S. W. I.