About Crispian Strachan
Born 1949. Crispian Strachan is a police officer.
John Crispian Strachan (born 1949) was Chief Constable of Northumbria Police from 1998 to 2005.
Life Strachan was born in 1949 and read law at Jesus College, Oxford before receiving an M.A. in Criminology from the University of Sheffield. He became a constable in the Metropolitan Police in 1972, an Inspector in 1977, a Chief Inspector in 1983, a Superintendent in 1987 and a Chief Superintendent in 1990. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 1996, made a Deputy Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear in 2012 and appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2003. He retired in 2005.
Honours
Civil Division Commander
He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Tyne and Wear in 2012. This gave him the Post Nominal Letters "DL" for Life.
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