A special constable with Merseyside Police for 11 years before joining GMP in 1991, serving at Salford and Bootle Street and promoted Sergeant in 1996. Founded the City Centre Safe Unit and was appointed OBE in 2005.
Sergeant Janet Brown died in the Royal Liverpool Hospital on Sunday 7th September 2025, aged 70, after a long battle with cancer. She was born on 15th August 1955.
Janet — Jan — served as a special constable in Merseyside Police for 11 years, joining GMP in 1991 at the age of 36. In GMP she served as a uniform Constable in Salford Division, before moving to Bootle Street on ‘A’ Division on promotion to Sergeant in 1996.
Jan undertook various uniform duties until she was instrumental in establishing the City Centre Safe Unit in 2000, dedicated to policing the city’s night-time economy. She excelled in the role, and the unit’s innovative success led to national and international recognition.
Jan was appointed OBE in 2005 for services to policing and the night-time economy. From 2006 until her medical retirement in 2015 she served in a variety of headquarters roles.
