Tribute to PC Alex Prentice

24 April 2026

Northamptonshire Police Federation chair Sam Dobbs today paid tribute PC Alex Prentice on the fourth anniversary of his death.

Alex became unwell at his base station of Pytchley on 26 April 2022 and later died at Kettering General Hospital.

He had worked for Northamptonshire Police for more than 20 years and was a member of the Road Crime Team based in Kettering.

Sam Dobbs said: “Alex was a fantastic police officer and a much-loved friend and colleague whose sudden death shocked officers and staff across the Force.

“Today we pay tribute to Alex, his life, and his service of more than two decades to the Force and Northamptonshire.

“And we hold in our thoughts his family, his friends, and his colleagues on this sad anniversary.”