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Let’s be having a good retirement
Reporter: DAWN MARSDEN
Date online: 05 May 2010
A POPULAR police officer is hanging up his handcuffs after more than three years keeping a watchful eye over Chadderton.
Inspector Dave Willcocks has retired from Greater Manchester Police after a 32-year career with the force.
Inspector Willcocks started off in the cadets in 1978 before moving on to work in Collyhurst and Manchester city centre before spending three years at the force’s drugs unit.
Promoted to Inspector in 1999, he worked at Moss Side before deciding four legs were better than two and took up a post with the mounted unit at Hough End.
Inspector Willcocks said: “I have had an exciting and fulfilled career which has taken me all over the force, from the drugs unit to the mounted unit, Manchester to Oldham, and has given me the opportunity to be part of some the most high profile football matches GMP has ever policed.
“The last three years have been the highlight and I can’t think of a better place to finish my career.
“I’m proud to have worked with a great team and a great community.
“I’ve taken great pride in listening to the concerns of residents and acting on those concerns, making sure we give people a clear minimum standard of service they can expect from their local police.
“By working with local residents we have seen a big reduction in crime and anti-social behaviour and I’m sure the team will continue to listen to the needs of the community to make Chadderton a safer place to live and work.
Passion
“I know I’m leaving the community in good hands. Inspector Kevin Rankin shares the same passion I have in improving the quality of life of our residents so I couldn’t think of anyone better to hand over the reins.”
Inspector Rankin took over at Chadderton Neighbourhood Policing Team this week and Inspector Melita Worswick will now lead the Oldham East and Oldham Town Centre Neighbourhood Policing Teams.
Comments
I have attended many public meetings where Inspector Willcocks has interacted with Chadderton residents. He has always been prepared to accept criticism as well as praise and has been an excellent servant of Chadderton.
Despite Flake's cynicism, most of the people who met Inspectorr Willcocks will be sorry to see him go.
You watch he will be back soon in some job paid for by the public and still have a full police pension.
Bet he's on a final salary pension too. Us mere mortals are having our retirement ages increased to pay for the profligacy in public spending.
one of the reasons the greek economy is in such a bad state is a retirement age of fifty.hes still young ,get rid of this ,its ridiculous.you can include the fire brigade as well
Good Luck to the Inspector, he has served Chadderton well.
I think that everyone should be retiring at 50 to make way for the young who are desperate for jobs.It isnt that many years ago that we where being told that men and woman would all retire at 60 !!what went wrong i want to know.? I will be 60 in July but wont be getting a pension until Nov.!!! We are all working longer to pay tax and insurance just to keep lots of large families who wont work because the benefits they are paid are far larger than any wage they could earn.!!! This is the truth.
l'outcast, lazybones & prodriver : bear in mind that Mr. Willcocks will has done just over the standard 30 years police service and has paid an 11% contribution from his salary to his pension, compared to the average private pension contribution of 6%.I'd say he's earned his pension & if he gets another job (public or private sector) then good on him. As for "mere mortals", prodriver, I work in the public sector & both my lump sum & monthly pension will be smaller than orginally agreed.
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Can't be bad being able to retire at the age of 50, why can't officers like this stay on and do the admin work that they are supposed to be burdened with? No wonder this hopeless excuse for a service costs so much and is so ineffective. Unless major changes are introduced nothing will change for the better.
By Flake @ 05/05/2010 12:53:08