First Black Policeman
A Blue Plaque for Britain’s First Black Policeman
It was believed that Norwell Roberts, who joined the Metropolitan Police in 1967, had been Britain’s first black police officer. However, in 2006 Cumbria Constabulary revealed the employment records of John Kent over 130 years earlier. John Kent held a role in the Maryport police force from 1835 to 1837 before being transferred to Carlisle. […]
