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New Staff Sergeant reports for duty

Newly-appointed Staff Sgt. Del Byron said he’s just settling in at the Williams Lake detachment.
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Former Alexis Creek detachment commander

Newly-appointed Staff Sgt. Del Byron said he’s just settling in at the Williams Lake detachment, but he is fully aware of the work ahead of him.

“Our priorities are to reduce crime in areas of traffic and impaired driving, violence and domestic violence, crimes committed by prolific offenders, and to build relationships with First Nations communities,” he said.

Prolific offenders are a huge priority, he added.

“We need to monitor them, watch what they are doing, and if they reoffend then prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law and keep them accountable.”

Byron was detachment commander in Alexis Creek before taking the position in Williams Lake on Jan. 29 and said Corp. Jon Collins will be acting sergeant there until someone else is named.

Byron has yet to meet with First Nations leaders in his new capacity, but said he did meet with them in the Chilcotin when he was stationed at Alexis Creek.

“They were on board to work with us,” he said. “They want safe communities too.”

The detachment has yet to name a replacement for Insp. Warren Brown who left to be superintendent at the Prince George RCMP in December, however a new officer will be arriving soon to replace one of two other vacant positions, Byron said.

Byron is originally from Winnipeg, Man. and joined the RCMP in 1985. He and his wife Tammy have two grown sons.



Monica Lamb-Yorski

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A B.C. gal, I was born in Alert Bay, raised in Nelson, graduated from the University of Winnipeg, and wrote my first-ever article for the Prince Rupert Daily News.
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