It is with regret that we inform you of the recent death of Donald Scott , 77 years, who died on the 4th October, 2011.
Don Scott joined Durham County Constabulary in 1954 serving many years on Traffic before taking a detached beat at Sunniside and thereafter court office at Whickham. He transferred to Northumbria on the amalgamation and posted to Gateshead as Sgt and later Inspector at Felling, where he was medically retired in 1978.