Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has announced she will leave the role four months early. Carroll’s five-year contract was due to end or be renewed in July, and there had been speculation she would not seek an extension. But on Tuesday, in a press conference at police headquarters, Carroll said she would finish up on March 1 to allow leadership change.
Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has announced she will leave the role four months early. Carroll’s five-year contract was due to end or be renewed in July, and there had been speculation she would not seek an extension. But on Tuesday, in a press conference at police headquarters, Carroll said she would finish up on March 1 to allow leadership change . Carroll said the “heightened speculation and chatter” about her future was distracting for the Queensland Police Service .
“I purposely brought it forward so we could move on,” Carroll said. Carroll rejected suggestions she would be made scapegoat for problems in the service, saying police were doing good work and further reforms were being implemented
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