An interesting little snippet showing how policing has changed over the years. This story is from July 1893.
This was a time of police out on the beat, walking our streets after dark, being vigilant, looking for suspicious activities and keeping residents safe. There is something comforting to know officers are walking the streets at night in small villages.
Between 11pm and midnight on the last Friday night in July, patrolling officers Constable Moir and inspector Lockhart were out walking at the far west of the village. (Near Westend). Coming towards them on the path was a man carrying a bag, who promptly made his way on to the causeway. This act aroused the suspicions of the officers who decided to stop him.
Enquiries about the bag were met with a response, the stonemason tools inside it were the mans. However, owing to the diligence of officers, they realised the tools matched those described as stolen in Burnbank a few days earlier. Additionally, the man didn’t have a good reason for being out at such an hour.
The mans name was Henry Tulloch, of no fixed abode and he was taken into custody to Blantyre Police Station, removed from the street.
Have your say. Should patrolling officers be bought back as a nightly occurrence? Perhaps they are already and we just don’t see them!? AI pictures the scene.
