There’s the word going round, there’s a new man in town. And his name is Senior Constable Rob Crick. Replacing Sergeant John Broadley, Snr Const Crick now makes up the full complement of police officers stationed out of Gloucester, joining senior constables Scott Chester and Shawn Forrester in maintaining law and order across the region.
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“If anyone asked me if it was a quiet little town I would have to say no” Snr Const Crick admitted, despite having come from the Brisbane Waters local area command in Gosford, from which 220 police officers operate.
“How we deal with policing in small towns is quite different to big towns,” Snr Const Chester added.
“Little things become more important in little communities.”
Gloucester’s three fulltime policemen patrol a large area which heads out to Nowendoc, Stroud, Krambach, Waukivory and halfway to Bulahdelah. The trio come from a diverse range of backgrounds. Now in his 27th year of service, Snr Const Chester was a ‘wannabe’ former pastry cook and now heads up the local station, having arrived in Gloucester from Inverell six years ago. Snr Const Forrester has been policing for 12 years, arriving in Gloucester seven years ago from Burren Junction, a one cop town. Before that he worked for BHP. Snr Const Crick was a roof tiler in his former life, entering the force eight years ago. He has experience in pro-active targeting of street level drugs, supply and wanted persons; general duties; and is a operational support group operative trained in public order management, protests, and search duties.
All three agree that every town has the same problems and Gloucester is no different. They have seen the use of ice increasing and domestic violence issues. Like anywhere, with spring on the horizon they are readying themselves for busier times as people head out of home and hearth into the great outdoors.
With alot of time spent out on the road, there is only one thing Snr Const Crick has not yet got used to.
“Everyone waving to me,” he laughed.