Tribute to West Midlands Police’s “Mr History”

A former West Midlands Police officer and curator of the force’s popular museum has died aged 72.Dave – who passed away on Tuesday (Dec 13) after a long battle with cancer – joined Birmingham City Police as a Special Constable back in 1962 and joined the regular force three years later.   He retired in November 1994 but, during the final year of his service, had begun establishing the police museum in Sparkhill and quickly developed a comprehensive collection of