A new high-visibility police unit has been launched in the Hunter and Central Coast, bringing an additional six police officers to the region.
Northern Region Commander, Assistant Commissioner Max Mitchell said the officers would be posted at Newcastle Police Station to service multiple police districts including: Newcastle City; Lake Macquarie; Port Stephens-Hunter; Hunter Valley; Tuggerah Lakes; and Brisbane Water.
“The Northern High-Visibility Police (HVP) Unit is aimed at preventing, disrupting, and responding to crime by undertaking high-visibility patrols of crime hotspots, roads, transport networks, local neighbourhoods, and planned events,” Assistant Commissioner Mitchell said.
“The HVP Unit will proactively engage with individuals, groups and communities at risk of crime in an effort to build intelligence-driven data,” he said.
“The officers will be specifically trained in intelligence gathering, so they can proactively identify conflicts ranging from local level issues to more serious incidents.”
Assistant Commissioner Mitchell said the Northern HVP Unit consisted of one Sergeant and five Constables.
“High-visibility policing is a crucial element of regional policing – we want our communities to know we are there in numbers to protect and support them 24/7,” he said.
Assistant Commissioner Mitchell said the Northern HVP Unit had the ability to be deployed wherever the demand and need was.
