The North’s Deputy Chief Constable is to retire at the end of the month. Stephen Martin said he informed the Policing Board on Monday that he would leave the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) when his successor was appointed. The Chief Constable, Simon Byrne, thanked Mr Martin on social media for his “enormous and positive contribution to policing in Northern Ireland over the last 34 years.”Mr Martin is a former District Commander of the PSNI in Derry and as Assistant Chief Constable led the force’s operations against paramilitary groups. He was appointed as temporary deputy chief constable in 2018, after the previous holder of the post Drew Harris was appointed as Garda Commissioner. He was one of four senior police officers shortlisted for the position of Chief Constable last year.

Source: The Irish Times January 20, 2020 14:37 UTC