62-year-old PC Ivor Macgregor will receive Her Majesty The Queen’s prestigious Police Medal for services to policing.
During 42 years of service, Macgregor has received a number of commendations (including one for his part in foiling the Royal kidnap attempt and one for the arrest and conviction of a suspect for a double murder in Forest Gate, London back in 1991.”
PC Macgregor said: “My family and I are extremely honoured and proud to receive this award. I was just a young officer in my 20s when I was called out to the Princess Anne kidnap attempt. I saw the Royal car and someone shouted: ‘That’s him!’ so I ran after the man without thinking and he turned round and pointed his gun at me. I jumped on him instinctively and held him down as he struggled until help arrived.”
Inspector John Goodwin, who works with PC Macgregor, added: “Ivor is an inspiration to everyone he works with. He’s a fantastic credit to the organisation, and is still as enthusiastic now as the day he started work at the Met. He’s a very brave man, and this honour is thoroughly well-deserved.”
Contribution to the community and race relations
Also receiving a Queen’s Policing Medal is deputy assistant commissioner Rod Jarman, who has just retired.
Jarman started as an officer before working his way up to become Borough Commander in Southwark in 1999.
When he left Southwark in 2003, Jarman was given a civic award for his contribution to the community and race relations.
During his service as a commander and latterly as DAC, Jarman significantly influenced the development of policing services in London. Throughout his service, he has been a role model and active mentor for many junior officers and staff.
Jarman said: “I’ve had a wonderful and exciting 31 years with the Met, and I have loved every minute of it. It’s incredible to receive an award for something I enjoyed doing so much. The highlight for me was working with young people. We achieved significant reductions in crime and anti-social behaviour, and it was great to gain the confidence of young people and assure them the police would deal with their issues.”
Two other individuals receiving the Queen’s Policing Medal are detective chief superintendent Hamish Campbell (OCU commander, Homicide and Serious Crime Specialist Crime Directorate) and chief superintendent Dominic Clout (retired), who used to work in Territorial Policing.
Further honours for the Metropolitan Police Service
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