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Policing resources in the Upper Clutha are rising with the creation of a new Wanaka sub-area, the appointment of a new commanding officer, and a community policing team of four staff in the pipeline.
Snr Sgt Alan Grindell |
Senior Sergeant Alan Grindell (1971-75) will transfer from Dunedin Central to take up the new position of Wanaka sub-area supervisor from January 27.
Southern District commander Superintendent Bob Burns said Snr Sgt Grindell would bring a wealth of experience to the position and was well-suited to lead the Wanaka sub-area through a period of rapid growth.
Alan joined the police in 1976 and has worked in Dunedin and Wellington Central. He has been tactical coordinator in Dunedin Central for the past four years and has worked regularly in Wanaka during the busy Christmas and New Year holiday period.
He will report to the newly-created Waitaki-Lakes Area commander position. The role is vacant, with the replacement of the former Otago rural commander, Inspector Phil Jones, of Queenstown still to be named. Alan takes over the top police job in Wanaka from Sergeant Aaron Nicholson, who will lead the resort’s new community policing team.
