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| Top UK police chief is found dead | Top UK police chief is found dead |
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| The head of one of the biggest police forces in Britain has been found dead. | |
| Michael Todd, the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, disappeared while out walking in Snowdonia, north Wales, on Monday night. | |
| Rescue teams found his body on a mountain called Bwlch Glas on Tuesday afternoon. | |
| Senior officers said everyone within Greater Manchester Police was shocked by his death and his family had been left devastated. | |
| Mr Todd, a former Met Police assistant commissioner, joined GMP in 2002. He also worked in Essex and Nottingham. | Mr Todd, a former Met Police assistant commissioner, joined GMP in 2002. He also worked in Essex and Nottingham. |
| Reports of his disappearance emerged after a large scale search was reported in Nant Peris, above the village of Llanberis, Gwynedd. | Reports of his disappearance emerged after a large scale search was reported in Nant Peris, above the village of Llanberis, Gwynedd. |
| Mountain rescue team vehicles, police and RAF mountain rescue vans were all involved in the hunt. | Mountain rescue team vehicles, police and RAF mountain rescue vans were all involved in the hunt. |
| Mr Todd was appointed chief constable in Greater Manchester, England's second largest force, in October 2002 following the retirement of Sir David Wilmot. | Mr Todd was appointed chief constable in Greater Manchester, England's second largest force, in October 2002 following the retirement of Sir David Wilmot. |
| He had been a police officer for more than 30 years, having joined Essex Police in 1976, and was tipped to become Britain's highest-ranking officer. | He had been a police officer for more than 30 years, having joined Essex Police in 1976, and was tipped to become Britain's highest-ranking officer. |