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FORMER Merseyside chief constable Bernard Hogan-Howe vowed to put the fear into the capital’s criminals last night, as he won the race to become the new Metropolitan Police commissioner.
Hogan-Howe was named as the new Scotland Yard Commissioner after pledging to oversee a “new, more transparent era for the Met”.
Flanked by the Home Secretary and London Mayor Boris Johnson, at Scotland Yard, Mr Hogan-Howe told reporters: “It’s the highest accolade that any police officer could have.”
Outlining his targets, he added: “The idea is to make the criminals fear the police and what they are doing now.”
The Mayor said: “It was a very strong field today, but I think the Home Secretary and I were agreed that Bernard's performance was outstanding, and he really commended himself above all by his relentless focus on building on the work of Sir Paul Stephenson and Tim Godwin in driving down crime.
