Robert Hunt (police officer)
Robert Hunt Queen's Police Medal (1992) |
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Robert Alan Hunt
Early life
Hunt was born on 6 July 1935, in
Following school, he undertook his
Career
Hunt joined the
He joined New Scotland Yard's Community Relations branch. During his time there he devised a new model for police visits to schools which was later adopted nationwide. He also worked on the increasingly urgent issue of relations between the police and London's black communities.
He was appointed
He retired from the police in April 1995 as the longest serving Metropolitan Police Officer. In his retirement message, he summed up his policing philosophy:[3]
"There has to be partnership – working with the public not against them."
Later life
Following his retirement, he went on to act as an adviser to police forces in Jamaica, Uganda and the British Virgin Islands.[3] He lived in Banstead, Surrey, England.[3]
He died on 15 May 2013,[1] aged 77.[2]
Personal life
Hunt met a nursery school teacher, Jean, during his national service.[2] In 1956, he and Jean White married.[4] Together they had three daughters and a son; Gay, Sharon, Tracey, and Murray.[2]
He underwent a triple heart bypass operation in 1986.[2]
Honours
In the 1985
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Bob Hunt". The Telegraph. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hunt, Murray (7 June 2013). "Robert Hunt obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Robert Hunt". The Times. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d "HUNT, Robert Alan". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. November 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "No. 52260". The London Gazette. 3 September 1990. p. 14144.
- ^ "No. 49969". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1984. p. 10.
- ^ "No. 50574". The London Gazette. 20 June 1986. pp. 8249–8250.
- ^ "No. 52767". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1991. p. 26.