New southern police commander

A new police commander has been named for the Southern Region.

 

NSW Deputy Commissioner, Gary Worboys has formally announced that Assistant commissioner, Joe Cassar started in the region's top job at the beginning of the month.

 

Mr Cassar is no stranger to Gouburn, joining the Police Force in 1987 and then being stationed in the city as a general duties officer.

 

The new commander is a person of wide experience, achieving his detective designation in 1992 and then working in Homicide, Drugs and Child Abuse squads.

 

In 2005, Assistant Commissioner Cassar was promoted to Inspector at the Eastern Beaches Local area command.

 

He has also spent time in Cabramatta, the Shoalhaven and Wollongong areas and joined the Youth Command in 2017.