THE new top of Oxley has been revealed and it’s none other than the boss of a neighbouring command, and a former Tamworth-based inspector.
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Fairfax Media can reveal New England Superintendent Fred Trench is the new commander of the Oxley Police District and will take charge from late-January.
He’ll leave his Armidale-based post at the end of 2017.
The announcement was made on Tuesday as Western Region top cop, Assistant Commissioner Geoff McKechnie revealed nine new police constables will be added to the ranks in Tamworth to fight rising crime.
“Fred Trench as the new commander will determine where those resources are placed but they will be frontline operational officers responding to crime in Tamworth,” Assistant Commissioner McKechnie told Fairfax Media on Tuesday.
“It’s a really significant number of officers and is part of the commissioner’s commitment to place officers across the state where they are needed most.”
It’s a really significant number of officers and is part of the commissioner’s commitment to place officers across the state where they are needed most.
- Assistant Commissioner Geoff McKechnie
In addition, two extra police positions have also been announced for Moree to tackle rising crime in the town, as part of the force’s re-jig of resources.
Barwon command was axed in the force’s re-engineering process, and part of the command was moved into the Oxley Police District and the other half into New England.
Assistant Commissioner McKechnie said a recruitment process will start soon to find a new commander for the New England Police District.
Barwon Superintendent Paul McDonald has moved to take the reins of Chifley Police District with Acting Superindent Scott Tanner, previously based at Orana, deployed to Moree to fill the void in the interim.
Acting Superintendent Tanner will move to New England in early-2018 and take the reins through the re-engineering process until the mid-part of the year.