The Murrumbidgee Local Area Command has received two new officers to patrol the street and work the beat, following the Police attestation parade of Class 334.
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Constable Darian Convery who will be stationed at Leeton and Constable Thomas Holmes who will be based in Griffith, are looking forward to embarking on their new policing career.
Welcomed on Monday, they are both eager to hit the streets and get to know the communities they will be serving and protecting.
“Being a police officer is something I always wanted to do,” Constable Convery said.
“There was no particularly defining moment for me, it was always there.”
Constable Holmes has been in Leeton for a week, and says it will be a bit of a change from Goulburn.
“Mostly for me it’s about helping out the communities,” Constable Holmes said.
“I’ve always wanted to work in a town like this, so it’ll be good to see change.”
For him, becoming a police officer was a way to give back to the community and build a career.
“I was looking for something a little more wholesome to work my way towards and build a good solid career on, so I thought the NSW police force would provide that,” Constable Holmes said.
“I was doing two separate degrees, law and business, but I felt being a police officer would be more worthwhile.”
The best part about working in rural and regional areas for the two is getting to experience all different kinds of crimes.
“You get very broad experience of all different kinds of things, a little bit of everything, which will keep it interesting,” Constable Homes said.
The Minister for Police Troy Grant said the NSW Government is committed to increasing the authorised strength of the NSW Police Force to a record 16,795 over this term.
“The security and safety of the people of NSW is a top priority for this Government and these new Probationary Officers will be a great asset in helping to identify, disrupt and combat crime in the local community,” Mr Grant said.
“These men and women are about to embark on a tough but rewarding career. I am proud to welcome the newest members to the NSW Police family, and I wish them the best for their future policing career.”
