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Sgt Brett Hanly has spent a large chunk of his policing career on the Coast, and has lived here for 20 years.
Recently he traded frontline police work for a new role as Youth and Community Sergeant based at Whangaparaoa Police Station.
Brett took over the role from Sgt Nick Herd at the end of last month and says he’s enjoying not being tied to his Police radio or facing traumatic events, as happened on the frontline.
He is looking forward to finding new ways of getting involved with local youth as well as overseeing and looking after the school community and youth aid officers and community constables.
He says the idea of the various youth divisions is to provide a safety net to catch young people who get into difficulties, before they fall.
Recently Waitemata Police changed the boundaries of the area it covers, so Brett is working with youth officers across the Coast, Warkworth, Kumeu, Helensville, Wellsford, and as far north as Kaiwaka.
