Member of Wigan Branch. Joined Lancashire Police in 1963 as PC 1944 and came to GMP on amalgamation as a dog handler, retiring in 1993 as dock officer at the old Wigan courts.
Robert — Bob — Miller, or probably better known as Dusty, died on 26th June 2025 at the age of 82.
He joined Lancashire Police in 1963 as PC 1944, then as part of the amalgamation came to GMP as a dog handler, PC 3943. He served most of his police career as a dog handler, with his dogs Argos, Jason and his last dog Bruno, covering the Wigan and Leigh division.
After leaving the dogs due to health issues he spent time at Ashton-in-Makerfield station on the front desk, and a brief stint in communications, retiring in 1993 as dock officer at the old Wigan courts on Crawford Street. He went on to work at both Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Courts until retiring again at 70.
