THE Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police has announced he is retiring from the job.<\/p>\n
David Crompton \u2013 who has led the force since April 2012 \u2013 will leave this Winter. In a short statement, the force said: \u201cThe Chief Constable\u2019s contract runs until November. He will retire after 31 years in policing.\u201d<\/p>\n
The force is also currently looking for two assistant chief constables.<\/p>\n
Neil Bowles, Chairman of South Yorkshire Police Federation, said Mr Crompton has led the force through a difficult last four-and-a-half years. \u201cHopefully we can see some\u00a0light at the end of the tunnel,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He said members would wonder: \u201cMore change, what\u2019s the next chief constable going to do?\u201d<\/p>\n
From 2004 to 2012, Mr Crompton served as both Assistant Chief Constable and Deputy Chief Constable in West Yorkshire.<\/p>\n
During that period he was involved in the response to the 7\/7 Bombings, the operation to catch the killers of WPC Sharon Beshenivsky and the investigation into the kidnapping of the Dewsbury schoolgirl Shannon Matthews.<\/p>\n
He holds an Honours Degree in Geography from Salford University and a Diploma in Criminology from the University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n
He was awarded the Queen\u2019s Police Medal in 2010.<\/p>\n