The Rise and Rise of City's Youngest Top Cop ; From the Archives

Birmingham Mail › August 26, 2010

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THE YOUNGEST police Chief Constable to ever be appointed served with the Birmingham force just after the Second World War.

Sir Edward James Dodd was born in Reading, Berkshire, and his early education and training led to a glittering career with the police that saw him heading up the city's postwar squad aged just 34. The West Midlands Police Museum has records of Dodd's vast achievements and some of the medals awarded to him for his time contribution to policing the streets of Birmingham.

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The Rise and Rise of City's Youngest Top Cop ; From the Archives

Before his service with the police, Dodd served with the Royal and Merchant navy. It was in 1932 that he signed up to work with the Met...

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