Dedicated police worker dies, aged 53
A DEDICATED and “much-loved” member of South Wales Police has died aged 53.
Ian Hopkins joined the force in 1986 and served most recently as a station inquiry clerk in Bridgend. Following his death on April 30 Mr Hopkins has been described as a “much-loved colleague of more than 35 years’ service and a friend to so many”.
Colleagues in uniform lined the street to pay their respects ahead of his funeral on Thursday with his hearse led by a police motorcycle as a show of respect. Speaking at the funeral service on Thursday afternoon the force’s chief constable Jeremy Vaughan said: “Such was Ian’s unwavering guidance, support, and care for colleagues he was fondly referred to by many as their ‘work dad’.”