And finally... Brunstrom's best [and worst] bits
as retiring Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom looks back on his career in North Wales - while here we take the opportunity to reflect on all those headlines he has grabbed.
The chief admits to alienating people with some of his policies. But he does not apologise, saying his job has been to make tough decisions - dealing with life and death situations.
"It's impossible to please everyone all of the time," he tells ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Wales's Bethan Williams.
However, he does have regrets over the times he "became the story".
Just look at the headlines he has grabbed in this blog [20+] as well as all [80+] that have been written about him, his views and policies in the national press:
- Daily Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn, 26 June 2009
- The Sun, 26 June 2009
- Times Online, 15 May 2009
- Telegraph, 10 May 2009
- Evening Leader, 5 May 2009
Chief makes an arrest - ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ North East Wales Weblog, 6 January 2009
- Chief Constable's blog - 5 May, 2008
- Guardian, 1 May 2008
- Daily Mail, 31 March 2008
- Transform Drugs Policy Foundation, 25 January 2008
- ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ News Wales, 17 December 2007
- New York Post, 18 December 2007
And then who could forget the day he volunteered to be tasered [watch below]?
One thing's for sure, it's certainly going to be a lot quieter around here without him.