A new chief constable has been chosen to lead Northumbria Police.
Vanessa Jardine, currently deputy chief constable at West Midlands Police, was selected by Northumbria’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) Kim McGuiness to take on the role - though she will be formally appointed by the Police and Crime Panel on December 13.
The new chief constable will head up Northumbria Police from Spring next year and was picked from a list of three shortlisted candidates to replace Winton Keenen.