SUPERINTENDENT Steve Raffield was appointed as the new Commander for the Reading Local Policing Area on Monday, November 1.
He joined Thames Valley Police after starting his career in Bracknell in 1993.
Superintendent Raffield has since worked in a range of roles across the force, including uniformed response, neighbourhood policing, CID roles and as Detective Chief Inspector crime manager for Milton Keynes.
He said: “I am really pleased to be taking up the role of Reading LPA Commander and returning to an area of the Force where I first started my career.
” I am very keen to build upon the excellent partnership working which is in place and will bring continued focus on ser{{{gallery:”84977″}}}ious violence and knife crime, domestic abuse and continuing to make Reading a safe place for people to live, work and visit.”
