The History of Policing in Lanarkshire
The Vigilantia Magazine Collection ‘The Vigilantia’ served as the magazine for Lanarkshire Constabulary and forms an important part of the collection curated by the Lanarkshire Police Historical Society (LPHS). Among the notable items are...
Today, we remember Constable John (Jackie) Currie of the Motherwell & Wishaw Burgh Police, who tragically lost his life 73 years ago, on the 23rd of January 1953. He was only 22 years old....
CONSTABLE ALEXANDER (SANNY) LUMSDEN AIRDRIE BURGH POLICE – 1903 TO 1946 Alexander Lumsden was born on the 9th of April 1883 at Lintrathen, Forfarshire. His father was a farm worker. He was educated in...
Baillieston, December 1947 Retired police officers often trade stories about the strangest cases they encountered during their service. Burglaries, impostors, mistaken identities—none are in short supply. But few can claim they once locked up...
Recognition of Service: Sergeant Edward Williams Thomson Sergeant Edward Thomson Sergeant Edward Williams Thomson was tragically killed on the 13th of January 1982 while he was responding to an emergency call in Cumbernauld. During...
CONSTABLE JOHN JAMES HILLIS DUBLIN METROPOLITAN POLICE – 1861 to 1867 LANARKSHIRE CONSTABULARY – 1867 to 1907 John James Hillis was born in the Parish of Ardtrea, Stewartstown in County Tyrone, Ireland in 1842....