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Aged Crime Prevention Officers
Aged Crime Prevention Officers (ACPOs) are specialist police officers tasked in dealing with aged crime prevention where any vulnerable person, including the elderly, people with disability or people experiencing homelessness are victims of crime. The following list provides the most recent contact details and locations of these ACPOs across NSW.
| Region | Officer | Command | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Metropolitan Region | Senior Constable Peter Woodward | Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command | wood5pet@police.nsw.gov.au | |
| Northern Region | Senior Constable Ruth Handley | Mid North Coast Police District | Hand1rut@police.nsw.gov.au | |
| Northern Region | Leading Senior Constable Richard Allison | Coffs/Clarence Police District | alli1ric@police.nsw.gov.au | |
| Northern Region | Detective Senior Constable Teri Sutcliffe | Lake Macquarie Police District |
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| Northern Region | Senior Constable Maurice McSpadden | Newcastle City Police District |
mcsp1mau@police.nsw.gov.au | |
| Northern Region | Senior Constable Krystle Wilcox | Port Stephens – Hunter Police District |
Wilc1kry@police.nsw.gov.au | |
| North West Metropolitan Region | Senior Constable Jon Alderton | North Shore Police Command Area | alde1jon@police.nsw.gov.au | |
| North West Metropolitan Region | Senior Constable Jon Wilson | North Shore Police Command Area | ||
| Orana Mid West Region | Senior Constable Craig Skene | Dubbo Police District | sken1cra@police.nsw.gov.au | 02 6883 1570 |
| Southern Region | Senior Constable David Bates | South Coast Police District | bate2dav@police.nsw.gov.au | |
| Southern Region | Senior Constable Alex Fookes | Monaro Police District | fook1ale@police.nsw.gov.au | |
| South West Metropolitan Region | Senior Constable Kim Handcock | Liverpool Police Area Command | hand1kim@police.nsw.gov.au | |
| Western Region | Senior Constable Melissa Smith | Central West Police District | smit1mel@police.nsw.gov.au | |
| Western Region | Senior Constable Craig Skene | Orana Mid Western Police District | ken1cra@police.nsw.gov.au |
ACPOs are also encouraged to download this resource card (PDF, n/a) to more effectively identify and respond to abuse of older people and adults with disability. Requests for copies of this resource card can be made via our online order form.
Last updated:
14 Dec 2022
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