New Guernsey chief announced
The new chief constable of Guernsey Police has been named as City of London Police Commander Patrick Rice.
The new chief constable of Guernsey Police has been named as City of London Police Commander Patrick Rice.
Due to take up the new role in August, Mr Rice will replace the islands current chief, George Le Page, who is retiring after first joining the service as a cadet in 1967.
Mr Rice has served with the UK police service for 32 years; beginning his service with Essex Police in 1978, before moving to City of London Police in 2006.
His service has seen him take on a number of roles, including CID, the operation division and a secondment with the Metropolitan Police Service.
As commander of the City of London Police, his responsibilities have included establishing youth offending teams, the drugs arrest referral scheme and the forces response to the Stephen Lawrence inquiry.
He said he would be focusing particularly on neighbourhood policing.
Guernsey Police has a firm foundation and I will use this as a springboard to secure further improvements in the service which we provide to our communities, Mr Rice said.