TWO new probationary constables will be based at Lake Macquarie police stations, and three will join Tuggerah Lakes Local Area Command.
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The officers are among the new recruits to graduate from the Goulburn Police Academy.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter and Central Coast, Scot MacDonald, thanked the new recruits.
“I would like to welcome our newest officers to the region, and extend our gratitude to them for devoting their careers to such an honourable cause,” Mr MacDonald said.
“I know the qualifications our officers have completed at the Police Academy, together with the on-the-job training they will undertake at the Tuggerah Lakes Local Area Command will ensure they are more than adequately prepared to step into this important role.
“Policing can be an extremely challenging profession. Our officers encounter the best and the worst of humanity in the line of duty, so I’m very pleased that our community will benefit from the enthusiasm of three new officers starting their career on the beat.”
Speaking at the police attestation ceremony on Sunday, Minister for Police Troy Grant said the state government had undertaken to boost frontline police numbers across the state.
“The men and women attesting today will bring the number of individuals who have become sworn NSW Police officers since 2011 to 4,163,” Mr Grant said.
“Today – and every police graduation day – gives us an opportunity to acknowledge the extraordinary commitment and dedication of the men and women who have chosen a career in law enforcement.”
Class 331 includes 226 recruits who have attested as probationary constables.
These new recruits will commence on-the-job training today and will continue distance education before graduating with an Associate Diploma in Policing Practice.
The government was committed to boosting the authorised strength of the NSW Police Force to 16,795 over this term of government, Mr Grant said.
