Hitchin and north Herts has a new chief inspector.

The North Herts Community Safety Partnership (CSP) has a new boss with Jon Roche replacing Sally Phillips, who has taken up a new role at Police Head Quarters in Welwyn Garden City.

A police officer for almost 20 years, Jon started life in the job as a PC in Hatfield.

Since then he has worked his way through many of the ranks and roles in Hertfordshire Constabulary.

Jon joins north Herts having enjoyed two years as the Head of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit and said: "I am really pleased to have been offered the North Herts Chief Inspector role.

"It is a posting I have sought out, which covers an area of policing I am interested in and a district I am passionate about.

"I have always enjoyed 'operational' policing and am delighted to be taking over from Sally.

"I look forward to building upon the existing strong partnerships in North Herts and getting back to community based policing."

Jon has worked within a variety of specialist operational roles including covert investigation and armed policing.

Following promotion to Sergeant, Jon was posted to Watford as both an Intervention and Response Sergeant, and a Case Director before moving to the Tactical Team, now known as the Hertfordshire Operational Support Group.

Promotion to Inspector saw Jon move to Broxbourne and East Herts where he worked as an Intervention and Response Inspector, leading the teams of officers who respond to 999 calls.

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