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| Police chief retires amid inquiry | Police chief retires amid inquiry |
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| The chief constable of Dyfed-Powys Police has retired following claims of alleged financial irregularities. | The chief constable of Dyfed-Powys Police has retired following claims of alleged financial irregularities. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating allegations against Terry Grange, who had held the job since March 2000. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating allegations against Terry Grange, who had held the job since March 2000. |
| Dyfed-Powys Police Authority said it had accepted with regret his retirement with immediate effect. | Dyfed-Powys Police Authority said it had accepted with regret his retirement with immediate effect. |
| It said Mr Grange "had indicated that he had allowed his private life to interfere with his professional role". | It said Mr Grange "had indicated that he had allowed his private life to interfere with his professional role". |
| In a statement, the police authority added: "This has led the police authority to consider the chief constable's position and it was considered to be appropriate to accept his retirement. | In a statement, the police authority added: "This has led the police authority to consider the chief constable's position and it was considered to be appropriate to accept his retirement. |
| "In accepting his retirement, the authority thanked Mr Grange for the leadership which he had brought to the force maintaining its position as one of the best performing in England and Wales." | "In accepting his retirement, the authority thanked Mr Grange for the leadership which he had brought to the force maintaining its position as one of the best performing in England and Wales." |
| The IPCC said: "Although the chief constable has now retired the IPCC is continuing its independent investigation into alleged financial irregularities. | The IPCC said: "Although the chief constable has now retired the IPCC is continuing its independent investigation into alleged financial irregularities. |
| "It would be inappropriate for the IPCC to comment further at this stage but it will make a detailed public statement in due course." | "It would be inappropriate for the IPCC to comment further at this stage but it will make a detailed public statement in due course." |
| Mr Grange had served with the Avon and Somerset Constabulary and Metropolitan Police before taking the top job in the predominantly rural part of mid and south-west Wales. | Mr Grange had served with the Avon and Somerset Constabulary and Metropolitan Police before taking the top job in the predominantly rural part of mid and south-west Wales. |
| Members of the Dyfed-Powys Police Authority met in private on Monday morning, and it is understood they will meet again on Thursday. | Members of the Dyfed-Powys Police Authority met in private on Monday morning, and it is understood they will meet again on Thursday. |
| As a member of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), Mr Grange held the organisation's personal crime portfolio and was its spokesman on child protection issues. | |
| He was also known for his tough line on illicit drugs. | |
| In an interview with a local newspaper he was once reported to have said that all drug barons should be "put up against the wall and shot". |