A well-known member of the New Westminster Police Department staff is moving on to new things – but she isn’t going far.
Shelley Cole, the department’s crime prevention services coordinator, has worked for the New Westminster police for nearly 16 years, and this Tuesday she finished her last day in the community services department.
On Wednesday, Cole was set to start her new job as a bylaw officer for the City of New Westminster.
“I’m still working with the same community people, so it’s not like they’re wondering where I will be,” she said, adding she will miss her co-workers at the department.
Cole started with the New Westminster Police Department in December of 2000, and in her new position, she expects she’ll still be working with the department, just in a different capacity.
“Change is always good, right? And knowing and loving this community so much makes it easy to stay connected,” Cole said.
Folks can expect to see Cole, who doesn’t live in New West herself, around town.
“I’m still going to be here; there’s no goodbyes.”
Last year, Cole received the Governor General’s gold medal for outstanding academic achievement in the University of the Fraser Valley’s master of arts program in criminal justice.
During the two-year program, aimed at working professionals, Cole explored the effectiveness of crime-free multi-housing initiatives, a program that was introduced to British Columbia by the New Westminster Police Department in 1994, according to a university press release.
