The last Chief Constable was Patrick Shearer QPM. Shearer was appointed on 24 April 2007,[2] in succession to his predecessor David Strang who was made Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders Police.[3] The Deputy Chief Constable was George Graham, who took over from Robert Ovens QPM on 1 January 2006.[4]
On 21 December 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded midair as a result of a bomb on board, and the wreckage crashed in the town of Lockerbie, within the police area of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary. In the UK, the event is referred to as the "Lockerbie air disaster", the "Lockerbie bombing", or simply "Lockerbie". Eleven townspeople were killed in Sherwood Crescent, where the plane's wings and fuel tanks plummeted in a fiery explosion, leaving a huge crater. The 270 fatalities (259 on the plane, 11 in Lockerbie) included citizens of 21 nations.
The subsequent police investigation, led by Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary, was the largest ever mounted in Scottish history and became a murder inquiry when evidence of a bomb was found. Two men accused of being Libyan intelligence agents were eventually charged in 1991 with planting the bomb. A further nine years were needed to bring the accused to trial. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was jailed for life in January 2001 following an 84-day trial, which was held at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands, but under Scottish law.[7] On 20 August 2009, al-Megrahi was freed on humanitarian grounds because of an apparent terminal prostate cancer.[8]
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^"Lockerbie bomber freed from jail". BBC News. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
^Giancarlo Rinaldi, "The biggest cases of Scotland's smallest police force", BBC News, 1 April 2013, Retrieved 1 April 2013
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dumfries, galloway, constabulary, territorial, police, force, responsible, dumfries, galloway, scotland, until, april, 2013, mottosemper, vigiloagency, overviewformed1948, merger, dissolved2013superseding, agencypolice, scotlandjurisdictional, structureoperati. Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary was the territorial police force responsible for Dumfries and Galloway Scotland until 1 April 2013 Dumfries and Galloway ConstabularyMottoSemper VigiloAgency overviewFormed1948 merger Dissolved2013Superseding agencyPolice ScotlandJurisdictional structureOperations jurisdictionDumfries and Galloway ScotlandMap of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary s jurisdictionSize6 426 km2Population148 000Operational structureHeadquartersDumfriesSworn members508 106 Special ConstablesAgency executivePatrick Shearer QPM Chief ConstableDivisions2FacilitiesStations19The police force was formed in 1948 as an amalgamation of the police forces of Dumfriesshire Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire and preceded the creation of the former Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council by 27 years 1 The last Chief Constable was Patrick Shearer QPM Shearer was appointed on 24 April 2007 2 in succession to his predecessor David Strang who was made Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders Police 3 The Deputy Chief Constable was George Graham who took over from Robert Ovens QPM on 1 January 2006 4 An Act of the Scottish Parliament the Police and Fire Reform Scotland Act 2012 created a single Police Service of Scotland known as Police Scotland on 1 April 2013 5 This merged the eight regional police forces in Scotland together with the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency into a single service covering the whole of Scotland 6 Police Scotland s interim headquarters is at the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan in Fife Contents 1 Lockerbie bombing 2 Chief constables 3 References 4 External linksLockerbie bombing editOn 21 December 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 exploded midair as a result of a bomb on board and the wreckage crashed in the town of Lockerbie within the police area of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary In the UK the event is referred to as the Lockerbie air disaster the Lockerbie bombing or simply Lockerbie Eleven townspeople were killed in Sherwood Crescent where the plane s wings and fuel tanks plummeted in a fiery explosion leaving a huge crater The 270 fatalities 259 on the plane 11 in Lockerbie included citizens of 21 nations The subsequent police investigation led by Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary was the largest ever mounted in Scottish history and became a murder inquiry when evidence of a bomb was found Two men accused of being Libyan intelligence agents were eventually charged in 1991 with planting the bomb A further nine years were needed to bring the accused to trial Abdelbaset al Megrahi was jailed for life in January 2001 following an 84 day trial which was held at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands but under Scottish law 7 On 20 August 2009 al Megrahi was freed on humanitarian grounds because of an apparent terminal prostate cancer 8 Chief constables edit1948 1965 Sydney Arthur Berry 1965 1984 Alexander Campbell 1984 1989 John Boyd 1989 1994 George Esson 1994 1996 Roy Cameron afterwards Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders 1996 2002 1996 2001 William Rae 2001 2007 David Strang 2007 2013 Patrick Shearer 9 References edit Our History Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary Archived from the original on 19 August 2003 Retrieved 3 April 2011 Profile Chief Constable Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary Archived from the original on 20 December 2010 Retrieved 3 April 2011 Chief Constable David Strang Lothian and Borders Police Archived from the original on 31 December 2010 Retrieved 3 April 2011 Profile Deputy Chief Constable Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary Archived from the original on 20 December 2010 Retrieved 3 April 2011 STV News Archived 15 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine 30 October 2012 Police and fire service merger would save 1 7bn stv tv 17 January 2012 Archived from the original on 20 January 2012 Retrieved 19 January 2012 Libyan guilty of Lockerbie bombing BBC News 31 January 2001 Retrieved 3 April 2011 Lockerbie bomber freed from jail BBC News 20 August 2009 Retrieved 3 April 2011 Giancarlo Rinaldi The biggest cases of Scotland s smallest police force BBC News 1 April 2013 Retrieved 1 April 2013External links editDumfries and Galloway Constabulary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary amp oldid 1216298984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
