Cressida Dick become first woman head of London police in 188 year history. The first woman to lead Scotland Yard in its 188-year history.
Scotland Yard’s senior officer Cressida Dick will become the next commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police.
The Metropolitan Police is Britain’s biggest and oldest police force, with more than 43,000 officers and staff.
Senior officer Cressida Dick named the new commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police on Wednesday.
The first woman to lead Scotland Yard in its 188-year history.
Dick appointed first woman chief of London police in 188 year history.
Cressida Dick become first woman head of London police in 188 year history.
Cressida Dick, a former assistant commissioner of the force, succeeds Bernard Hogan-Howe, who is stepping down next week.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd said 56-year-old Dick “has a clear vision for the future of the Metropolitan Police.
And an understanding of the diverse range of communities it serves.
Cressida Dick, who left the police force in 2015 to work at the Foreign Office, led the security operation for the 2012 London Olympics.
And highly regarded by many Scotland Yard peers.
But she draw criticism for commanding an operation after the July 2005 London bombings.
In which an innocent Brazilian man, Jean Charles de Menezes, hot dead by police after mistaken for a suicide bomber.
A jury cleared Dick of blame, but relatives of de Menezes’ had called for her not to be given the top job at Scotland Yard.
In a statement issued by cousin Patricia Armani, the family said they had “serious concerns” about the appointment.
Cressida Dick become first woman head of London police in 188 year history.
“The message of today’s appointment is that police officers can act with impunity,” they said.
Cressida Dick first woman to head London police in 188 year history
Senior officer Cressida Dick was named the new commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police on Wednesday.
The first woman to lead Scotland Yard in its 188-year history.
