• Lord Knights, the architect of West Midlands Police, dies at 94

    Chief Constable Chris Sims has today paid tribute to the man he considers to be the architect of West Midlands Police - Lord Philip Knights , who sadly died yesterday (Thursday) at the age of 94.

    West Midlands Police was formed in 1974 by amalgamating parts of six separate forces which covered the West Midlands area. Lord Knights was the second ever Chief Constable of the new force, succeeding Sir Derrick Capper in August 1975. 

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