Two Wells policing boost

The increasing population of the Adelaide Plains town and surrounding areas, will also result in an upgrade to the local station to house the additional police in the future.

Commissioner of Police, Grant Stevens said the upgrade to the station will mean it can house up to 20 full time employees – from its current state of three officers.

“Initially there will be four additional positions, including a supervisor with the opportunity to expand in coming years as the housing developments are finalised,” Commissioner Stevens said.

“Currently police travel from other nearby stations to respond to calls for assistance and undertake policing duties. By having more officers based locally we will be able to increase our presence in the community.”

In addition to the Barossa Local Service Area positions, a further six Family and Domestic Violence Investigation Section (FVIS) Sergeant positions will be filled following a successful 12-month trial in the Far North Local Service Area.

“Unfortunately, we know the prevalence of family and domestic violence in our community and these additional resources will be able to support victims and hold offenders to account,” Commissioner Stevens said.

In total there will be 13 reassigned Family and Domestic Violence Investigation Officers and 14 reassigned Volume Crime Team positions and additional three Detective Senior Sergeant positions included in regional areas about 12 months ago.

All positions advertised are part of the additional 71 positions made redirected to frontline policing following additional government funding, and the successful programs such as the introduction of Police Security Officers in custody management areas, the civilianisation of some roles and the rationalisation of some small police stations.

These reassigned positions show SAPOL’s commitment to country policing with more than half of the recommended positions in the Regional Review now allocated.