A
Brief History of the Fife Constabulary
During
the early part of the 19th century, a number of
different officials carried out policing duties
in the County of Fife. These included night
watchmen and town guards, whose powers were
limited to their own villages or burghs.
On
13 May 1840, Fife County Constabulary was duly
established with 32 officers. Mr Robert Adamson,
a member of the London Metropolitan Police, was
placed in charge of the new Force with the rank
of Superintendent.
Following
the passing of the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act
1892, the title of the officers in charge of all
Burgh and City Forces was changed to Chief
Constable. The three separate Forces in Fife,
namely Fife County Constabulary; Kirkcaldy Burgh
Police and Dunfermline City Police, continued
throughout the latter part of the 19th and the
first half of the 20th centuries under a
succession of Chief Constables.
On
16 May 1949, under the command of Mr John Inch,
then serving Chief Constable of Dunfermline City
Police, the three constituent Forces amalgamated
to form the present combined Force of Fife
Constabulary. From 1949 until 15 May 1975, a
Joint Police Committee representing each of the
Local Authorities which had administered the
previous three Forces, met on a regular basis and
carried out their responsibilities for the supply
and maintenance of Fife Constabulary. With the
reorganisation of Local Government,
responsibility for such matters fell to Fife
Regional Council, now Fife Council.
The
Force Headquarters subsequently moved from
Kirkcaldy to occupy buildings at Wemyss Road,
Dysart and in December 1995 the present
Headquarters building was opened in Glenrothes.
Ford Anglia Saloons
as used by the Fife Constabulary
Fife Constabulary took
delivery of their first Ford Anglia’s in
1967. These vehicles were the 'basic' Ford
Anglia’s, lacking the full-width
chrome-plated radiator grille of the deluxe
model. The cars main body colour was lagoon blue
complemented by white doors and a white band over
the roof. The cars had an illuminated roof sign
with an air horn on either side.
Fife’s
first Ford Anglia “Panda” Cars were
handed over to
Assistant and Deputy Chief Constable James
Lorimer in 1967.
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