We are deeply saddened to report that retired Commissioner of Police, Fred "Penny" Bean has passed in KEMH.    "Penny" joined the Bermuda Police in 1956 as a young constable and he rose through the ranks to became our first Bermuda born Commissioner of Police in 1982 - a position he held until his retirement in 1991.

We will publish more details as they are received.

We extend our very  sincere condolences to his wife, Romaine, and to all the members of his family.

The Royal Gazette has just published (10th Dec 2018)  an excellent artlcle on retired Commissioner Fred Bean which you can view at http://www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20181210/frederick-penny-bean-1936-2018

Bernews has also kibdly published an article which can be viewed at http://bernews.com/2018/12/island-mourns-loss-frederick-penny-bean/

14th December 2018

Condolence Book for Former Commissioner of Police Frederick Bean

The passing of former Commissioner of Police Frederick “Penny” Bean OBE QPM represents a monumental loss for the Bermuda Police Service (BPS) and the local community at large.

To pay honour and respect to the first Bermudian Commissioner of Police, a number of tributes have been organised within the BPS and publicly to celebrate his life and legacy.

Tomorrow, Friday, December 14th from 9am until 4pm there will be an official condolence book placed at Hamilton Police Station for BPS staff and members of the community to sign.

All police flags will be flown at half-mast from 8am Friday until 8pm Monday.

The funeral for Commissioner Bean will held at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity on Church Street in the City of Hamilton 2pm Monday, December 17th.

For our members living abroad please note that we also have an announcement on our ExPo Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BDAExPolice/    which has already received over 2,000 hits, together with over 40 comments which we will pass on to Mr. Bean's family.