Crime - anyone ever found mugshots?

[barryd]

Some published Mug Shots.

American Mugshots seem to be published more often

https://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/collections/photographs/guide/corrections/sq-album/

[rlw254]

I have a 2x-great-grandfather that was involved in a publicized case after he, a treasurer of a local railroad union, forged a signature and walked away with $1200 of the $2000 owed to a recent widow in his union. He was sent to Sing Sing and the intake forms describe him as missing most teeth, some fingers, large facial scars, enormous posture. Would love to see a photo of him.

[Erato]

Thanks, barryd.  I've been to that page several times but I can't figure out how to go any further.  Following the link to the 'Department of Corrections, San Quentin State Prison Records,' it says "See the Department of Corrections finding aid at the California State Archives for additional information."  Maybe it's just me, but I can't find the so-called finding aid or any other way to search the records.

[Annie65115]

For those with links to Leicester, the archives hold books of photos of criminals from the late Victorian era.

[StevieSteve]

A couple of years ago, I did a lookup at Kew that led to photos from the Police Gazette:

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=781375.msg6364502#msg6364502

As it stated earlier in that thread, TNA's Habitual Criminal Registers (without the Photo supplement) are searchable on FindMyPast and there are entries for your two members of the Noble Gang.

The Photo Supplements at Kew are available from 1914 - 1938 but I'm not sure how shaunj found the right reference entry to look for.

According to TNA, there appear to be good sets of Police Gazettes at Bristol and Doncaster Archives, if that's any use

[trish58]

Found on Ancestry a long time ago.

[ali.]

A couple of years ago, I did a lookup at Kew that led to photos from the Police Gazette:

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=781375.msg6364502#msg6364502

As it stated earlier in that thread, TNA's Habitual Criminal Registers (without the Photo supplement) are searchable on FindMyPast and there are entries for your two members of the Noble Gang.

The Photo Supplements at Kew are available from 1914 - 1938 but I'm not sure how shaunj found the right reference entry to look for.

According to TNA, there appear to be good sets of Police Gazettes at Bristol and Doncaster Archives, if that's any use

Do you know what information would be needed to do a lookup at Kew? I know Richard appeared in the Police Gazette 3 Dec 1931 and 11 Dec 1931. The latter says 'See Case No. 16, 3-12-31'

but haven't found a Police Gazette entry for his brother John. I can never get Digital Panopticon to work so I can't find details of which Volume/Supplement to look for. Thanks so much for the thread link, it's really helpful in pointing me in the right direction.