1:20pm Thursday 9th July 2009
WILTSHIRE Police’s new Assistant Chief Constable has vowed to make the county the safest place in the UK.
Patrick Geenty, previously of Humberside Police, will take up his new role on Monday.
“I’m absolutely delighted to have been appointed by the police authority as an Assistant Chief Constable in Wiltshire,” he said.
“I’m greatly looking forward to working with the chief officer team to deliver the Chief Constable’s vision of making Wiltshire the safest county in the country.”
The father-of-two entered the police service in 1983 when he joined Gloucestershire Constabulary.
His early service saw him undertake a variety of roles in both uniform and CID before he moved to Humberside Police in 1998 as a Chief Inspector.
Assistant Chief Constable Geenty’s roles in Humberside included Superintendent of Operations in Hull, Divisional Commander for East Yorkshire and Head of Corporate Development.”
Wiltshire Chief Constable Brian Moore said: “I’m delighted that Patrick Geenty will be joining us here at Wiltshire as one of our two assistant chief constables.
“He brings with him a broad range of experience and will further strengthen our senior officer team within Wiltshire Police.”
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