Head of police back in Chch

Press, 14 November 1978, Page 6

Head of police back in Chch

After an absence of six months. Deputy Assistant Commissioner G. E. Twentyman yesterday took over again as Commander of the Christchurch Police District. Mr Twenyman was one •f only four officers from outside Britain to attend this year’s senior police command course in England. He spent most of rhe six months studying in Britain, but also visited F. 8.1. headquarters in Washington, and police centres in New York. ( rhe Netherlands, and Ger- ] many. < Mr Twentyman said that reports on two of the sub- t ijects he studied had been x specially requested by the t • Commissioner of Police (Mr i R. J. Walton), but he < declined to say what these s subjects were. (.

“One of rhe e\ e-open.r< subjects \\e studied was po being in areas of urbar deprivation,” said Mi Twentymur. *aw sorru horrendous sights in New York, especially, where rht extent o; vandalism is term “When you look at t’.isst places, you realise vat Nev Zealand is not so badly oil’/ Mr Twentyman said Some of the pohc.n* methods he had !eame. overseas would gradually be put into practice in Chris:church, he said. Detective Ch / Super, ntendent E. G. zerry. w i,» was acting commander of the Christchurch police d < trict in Mr Twentyman’s absence. will take over agal ’ as head of the Christchurch C. 1.8.