Beat that.. oldest cop retires at 63; SERVICE.BRITAIN'S oldest policeman Roy Houghton is retiring tomorrow aged 63. But it won't stop him walking the beat because the veteran PC is continuing his duties as a volunteer special constable SPECIAL CONSTABLE. One who has been appointed a constable for a particular occasion, as in the case of an actual tumult or a riot, or for the purpose of serving a particular process. . Roy, who has served Leicestershire police for 18 years, said: "I could have gone on until I was 65 but I wanted to leave while I can still chase criminals." Roy, who has never married and has no children, has arrested around 1,080 criminals during his career - an average of 60 a year. And he has covered a staggering 51,840 miles while pounding the beat in his hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" of Ibstock. CAPTION(S): VETERAN PC Roy |
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