Top cop.
The chief constable Noun 1. Chief Constable - the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; of the Greater Manchester Police Greater Manchester Police ("GMP") is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, in North West England.
The Force headquarters is at Chester House in Manchester. refuses to use speed cameras as a revenue engine, declaring that it alienates the public, and instructs officers to focus on serious crime. In three years burglaries are down 41 percent, robberies down 32 percent, and car crime down 25 percent.
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