Auckland post for Chch C.I.B. head

Press, 20 December 1978, Page 6

Auckland post for Chch C.I.B. head

Detective Chief Superintendent E. G. Perry, head of the Christchurch C. 1.8.. has been transferred to a top job in the Auckland police. As head of the Auckland Central division, he will be in charge of 615 uniformed ; and plainclothes police. The total strength of the i Christchurch police district I is 570. Mr Perry, aged 48. will take up his new post in late January. “I have close links with , Auckland and I am extremely i pleased to be going back. [Most of my time in the

■ police has been spent there,” ' he said yesterday. < ; Mr Perry said he had!l > gained valuable experience!l . during his four years in ' I 1 Christchurch. He has now; • served in the four main’l I centres. i t He joined the police at | ; I Auckland in 1954, and served [< at Wellington and Dunedin ' ■before taking over as head, l)of the Christchurch C.LB. in , ! February, 1975. ! Mr Perry was awarded the;' > George Medal after an armed j' II offender incident at Whanga-, , rei in 1969. He shot a rifle, (out of the offender’s hands,! •'and then took a loaded shot-)' :>gun from him. ji

Earlier, in 1965, he earned a commissioner's commendation for his part in capturing three armed criminals who had taken hostages. Mr Perry' will replace Chief Superintendent K. Sykes, who has been appointed deputy commander of the Auckland police district. The post of head of the Christchurch C. 1.8. will be advertised in the Police Gazette. In the meantime, Detective : Chief Inspector E. T. Mitten ■will continue as acting head [of the C. 1.8,