A fraud charge appears to have been dropped against serving police officer Suzanne Hall, the wife and mother of convicted peregrine launderers Timothy and Lewis Hall.
A quick recap.
WPC Hall, 46, initially faced multiple charges in 2022 in relation to the illegal laundering of Scottish peregrines that were stolen from nest sites across the south of Scotland and then sold on for profit to falconers in the Middle East.
The charges were the result of a joint Police Scotland /SSPCA raid at Hall’s property at Lamberton Holdings, Berwickshire, in May 2021 and a subsequent lengthy investigation codenamed Operation Tantallon.
Hall’s husband, Timothy Hall, and son Lewis both pleaded guilty (and received staggeringly inadequate sentences) but WPC Suzanne Hall’s not guilty pleas were accepted by the court in 2023. It was reported that the Crown Office deserted a fraud charge against WPC Hall but reserved the right to re-raise the case at a future date (see here).
News then emerged in the Border Telegraph in July 2024 that WPC Hall was facing a fraud charge relating to almost £10,000 worth of council tax (here). It wasn’t clear whether this was the fraud charge that the Crown Office had previously deserted or another one. Hall denied the allegation and a trial date was set at Jedburgh Sheriff Court for 19 November 2024.
Then in October 2024, after I’d referred in a blog to this forthcoming trial, I started to receive emails from WPC Hall’s convicted husband Timothy Hall, who claimed there were no pending charges against his wife and he accused me of slander, threatening to sue me if I didn’t remove the blog post.
I didn’t bother trying to explain that what I’d written was accurate and fair reporting (based on the information available in the public domain at the time) and nor did I remove the blog post, for the same reason. This seemed to infuriate him and he did his best to write what he probably thought were hard-hitting threats but just sounded like somebody who’d watched too many episodes of Jeremy Kyle:
“My solicitor will be in touch” and “No doubt we will be seeing each other in court, I will be taking this all the way“.
I was curious though, so I contacted the Crown Office for an update on the status of the case against WPC Hall.
COPFS replied by giving me the contact details of Jedburgh Sheriff Court accompanied by a one liner: “They may be able to assist you further with your enquiry“.
So I called Jedburgh Sheriff Court. I was told that the information I sought was covered by the Data Protection Act and I was passed on to the Scottish Courts’ media team.
The response I received was this:
“I have searched our court rolls with the information you have provided and I am unable to locate a case with those details“.
Hmm.
My last attempt at trying to verify the status of the case against WPC Hall was today, when I viewed the online court roll for Jedburgh Sheriff Court which provides details of all the criminal cases being heard over the next five days (given that WPC Hall’s trial was scheduled to begin this coming Tuesday).
There is no listing for a case against WPC Hall.
It seems then, that the fraud charge against WPC Hall has either been moved or has been dropped. It’s impossible to determine the outcome, and impossible to know, if the case has been dropped, the reason behind that decision.
UPDATE 23 November 2024: Suzanne Hall, wife & mother of convicted peregrine launderers ‘no longer a serving police officer’ (here).
Raptor Persecution UK 
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The Law Moves in Mysterious Ways…
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carry on u stupid bitch with these slanderous comments
someone hit a nerve?, i suppose we have to be careful what we say as you xxxxx xxxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
According to Police Scotland, you are a common criminal:
https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2024/february/two-men-sentenced-for-wildlife-crime-offences-in-the-south-of-scotland/
https://www.copfs.gov.uk/about-copfs/news/father-and-son-sentenced-for-illegally-selling-peregrine-falcon-chicks/
Tim, did your wife know that you and your son were dealing illegally in Peregrines stolen from the wild? Or did you and your son conspire to deceive her about what you were doing right under her nose? Either way I cannot personally see how it is anything other than you and your sons decision to go into that business that is the cause of all your problems.
Tim, it’s not slander when the report is factual and honest. Not that I’d expect you to know much about honesty. And by the way, if you continue to send veiled threats via email relating to my home address I will not hesitate to report you to the police for harassment.
Do one you bird thieving b**tard. We all like Ruth’s information, your not welcome here …and ‘slanderous’ …are you backward? she was basically saying it would appear there’s no case against your Mrs
Tim, you and your son should be in prison. Your crimes against wild peregrines are repulsive. Your actions towards Ruth are equally repulsive. You’re a despicable criminal and you sound like a thoroughly vile human being.
I see this site has attracted the attention of some scum. xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx Does anyone know if WPC Suzanne Hall is still a WPC?
[Ed: Thanks, Frances. I’ve had to remove most of your comment as it’s potentially libellous, although it’s clear you didn’t intend it to be].
I am so sorry you have to deal with such nasty, threatening people Ruth. Keep going you are on the side of the angels!
Absolutely!
Ruth – Animal Interfaith Alliance has had a reply from one of the board members of NatureScot on the grouse licence changes – you probably have a reply too, but shall I pass ours on to you?
Yes Ruth that lowlife should be behind bars keep up the good work. Yes I was wondering if his wife was still in the police. As a professional myself I can’t wear the wrong coloured lipstick I’d be struck off !!;
xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx I see someone has posted this:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/is_wpc_suzanne_hall_still_employ
iv not a problem you reporting me to the police carry on !!!! Yes my son and me broke the law which has nothing to do with my wife we have done our punishment (we can’t help if we didn’t get prison ) but it had nothing to do with my wife if any one has a problem I can forward my address so we can talk face to face not behind a keyboard
Tim, you can’t shut down discussion of your case – of the motives and methods of you and your son (and the utterly incredible fact that a serving police officer was under the same roof yet sensed nothing of it) by in effect issuing an ultimatum that people either desist or meet you in person (with whatever that entails – a physical confrontation is perhaps being implied?) This is still a fairly civilised society with free speech for all – not the 3rd Year where the “hardest lad in the class” gets to call the shots. You’re just a bully, you’re well and truly in the wrong – accept that and consider doing something to make amends by providing help to catch other people still in the same racket.
yes my son and me were in the wrong totally but it had nothing to do with my wife that’s the whole point of me replying you are bullying my wife over something my son and I did she has nothing to do with our breeding of legit ileagl birds nothing at all yet you ar hounding her
I’m certainly not hounding her, just scratching my head at these incredible circumstances. But let’s say that I was to accept your word (!) that she thought everything you were doing with these birds was “legit”. That would make you and your son absolute lying & conniving shithouses and a rotten failure for a decent husband and good son. Whether wholly innocent or not, her reputation will forever be tainted – if only by association with you two. But your efforts here are making it worse for her, not better. In addition, from reading all of the comments you are making on here “offering people out” in the back garden, and making a threat to silence by way of repeated allusions to knowing where Ruth lives – you are also revealing yourself as a dangerous and unhinged character. You are coming across as a nasty little thug – therefore I’m actually also a bit concerned about the domestic circumstances your wife might be living under, nevermind if she made a genuine “life mistake” by placing her trust in and marrying you.
As I said in my first reply to you, I think you should stop all this nastiness, it will bring you and your family nothing but more misery. I recommend you to go the route of atonement by working with Police & RSPB in helping stop this thoroughly rotten business. The lure of easy money to steal wild Peregrines not only wrecks their populations but f**ks up peoples lives, as you have found out.
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oh Ruth nice curtains you have !!!!
looks like a threat??
not a threat just a comment I just couldnt make out if they were blinds at first but I’d def be driving a better car
Wow, 2024 and people still being so misogynistic, threatening, intimidating and bullying. Tim, you’re such a vile human being.
like iv said my door is always there if anyone wants to knock on it iv a big garden to have a discussion with all you key board warriors !!!!!
can I add in the evidence they have listed nests we didn’t even know about hahaha ha but others now do
all I’m going to say carry the fuk on saying stuff about my wife !!!!!!! Your choice
Tim, of course we will never know, however, we can all make our own minds up regarding: whether or not your wife knew about you and your sons illegal peregrine activities?!
And, whether or not she pretended not to live at her home address for 5 years to avoid paying council tax, again we can make our own minds up.
If we judge her on you and your sons behaviour, i know what conclusion most will come to.