Who is Richard Chambers, the new Commissioner of Police?
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New Zealand Herald
By Jared Savage
Investigative Journalist·NZ Herald·
20 Nov, 2024 03:26 AM9 mins to read
Richard Chambers has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police. Photo / George Heard
Police Minister Mark Mitchell has announced that Richard Chambers will be the new Police Commissioner.Chambers joined the police in 1996 and made an early impression on senior detectives in Auckland.The 52-year-old rose quickly through the ranks, and most recently had a leadership role within Interpol in France.
It had been one of those weeks for New Zealand Police. On a Wednesday evening in Hamilton, a man with a high-powered rifle opened fire on police officers outside his home. The following morning in Auckland, a man pulled a woman from her car, then held a gun
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