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permitting game to be "killed by poachers with impunity." On 12 August 1882, Payne, who was by this time retired from the police and working at Newham
Railway Station as a nightwatchman, was brutally assaulted by a male known as "Doctor Dick." Doctor Dick was later apprehended in Cardiff and sentenced to ten years in prison. Upon Payne's retirement the force was led by William John Nash, and later William Woolcock from 1865 to 1872. In 1873 Richard Angel was sworn in as the new Chief Constable and led the force for 21 years, retiring in 1894. His service is notable for the low crime rate observed under his leadership, with no cases of murder or manslaughter recorded in two decades. Moreover, he would oversee the closure of a number of undesirable public houses in Truro. Angel would also increase the number of regular officers from six in 1873 to twelve in 1878. Angel was succeeded by former Oldham Borough Police officer Inspector Edwin F. Winch who served until 1897. On his departure Angel was awarded a gift by Winch of an ornamental metal water jug bearing the inscription "presented to Chief Superintendent Angel by the members of the Truro City Police Force, on retiring on superannuation, 1894, as a mark of their regard and best wishes for his future welfare." Winch was succeeded by a Mr Coleman, who resigned in 1901 to lead the Lincolnshire Constabulary, with Truro City Police Sergeant Frank Pearce taking the post of Chief Constable until 1920.
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Borough Police force was once again criticised for being "inefficient" owing to only six officers serving a population of 11,000. The government recommended a minimum of twelve for the borough, which by 1878 was achieved.
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Constable. It was alleged that this former officer attempted to secure his job with the police, and an immediate promotion to Sergeant, through insidious means, and entirely expected his job to remain open to him on his return. Had he been granted re-employment with the police, it would have meant the supersession of another Sergeant who had reached the rank through normal means.
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