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Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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Ernest HARRIS, James TURNER, Bernard RAYNER and Charles SPARKS: stealing cars, conspiracy,...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 3/503
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This record is about the Ernest HARRIS, James TURNER, Bernard RAYNER and Charles SPARKS: stealing cars, conspiracy,... dating from 1930-1932 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers, Special.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MEPO 3/503
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1930-1932
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ernest HARRIS, James TURNER, Bernard RAYNER and Charles SPARKS: stealing cars, conspiracy, breaking and entering and receiving, including stealing £2,000 worth of rings.
Note: Forty four witnesses gave evidence. The common sergeant at the Central Criminal Court referred to prisoners as a 'dangerous gang of criminals'. TURNER and SPARKS were also ordered preventive detention (habitual criminals).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The naming of a defendant within this catalogue does not imply guilt.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 230/MVF/198
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Public disorder
- Policing
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1256924/
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MEPO 3
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers, Special...
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