Greater Manchester Police have announced seven new district commanders
He was the force "troubleshooter" who led the dismantling of Manchester's infamous Counterfeit Street. Then he switched to the huge task of making Piccadilly Gardens safer.
In two years a relentless approach resulted in almost 1,050 tonnes of counterfeit goods seized; 216 shops shut down, 238 suspects arrested, £500,000 in cash seized, and £2.4m of class C drugs recovered., plus 400,000 illicit vapes. Over the past year the high-profile style of policing has been applied to other operations including Piccadilly Gardens, the transport network, and most recently in Bolton, to reduce crime in areas which once caused repeat huge demand on the force.
He delivered again. In a year the intelligence-led operation targeted the most prolific offenders to remove drugs and weapons off the streets. By September this year 333 arrests, 1000s of snap bags of cocaine and cannabis and 100s of weapons had been seized. There has also been a focus on safeguarding, rehabilitation and restorative justice which has seen 95 care plans submitted to partner agencies to ensure the most vulnerable are protected.
He began his policing career in 2003 in South Yorkshire where he received the national bravery award. He joined GMP in 2021 where he continued his public order journey and assumed the lead for Operation Castle which has led the way in significantly reducing burglaries across Greater Manchester with GMP committed to attending every household burglary.
Ch Supt Kirsty Oliver began her career at Collyhurst Police Station in 2005 and has worked a variety of roles at GMP since. Having a background in vulnerability and partnership working, she was posted as Detective Chief Inspector to the Challenger Partnership and later the Serious Organised Crime Group, and most recently she was the Director of Intelligence for GMP.
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