Long-serving South Yorkshire DCC retires

After 36 years of service to South Yorkshire Police, deputy chief constable Bob Dyson retires on Friday.

DCC Dyson joined the force as a 19-year-old police constable, working as an officer in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield, before joining the firearms and drugs teams. He became chief superintendent in 2000 and three years later rose to the Senior Command Team as an assistant chief constable.

His long service for the force was recognised in 2010 when the new training centre was named Robert Dyson House in his honour, and last year he was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal.

Speaking about his lengthy career, Bob said: “I genuinely care about providing the best service for the public of South Yorkshire. From the little things I’ve been involved in right through to the big arrests, I still find it very rewarding and shall miss it all.”