Deputy Police Commissioner Grant Nicholls to retire

Deputy Police Commissioner Grant Nicholls has announced he will retire.

Deputy Commissioner of the Northern Territory Police Grant Nicholls will retire at the end of the year

DEPUTY Police Commissioner Grant Nicholls will retire at the end of the year, after three years with the NT Police force.

Mr Nicholls, who hails from New Zealand began his career in 1985 in his home country working in criminal investigations, general duties and urban and remote policing.

He joined the NT Police in June 2016 to oversee the NTPFES Capability Audit.

In December 2016 he was appointed Deputy Commissioner.

Deputy Commissioner Grant Nicholls can be credited with turning the Dog Operations Unit into a tip top crime fighting team. Picture: Katrina Bridgeford

Mr Nicholls can be credited with modernising NT Police’s digital capability including the radio network, body-worn video and facial recognition technology.

The move follows July’s announcement that Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw would become the new AFP Commissioner.

That job has now been advertised in what the government has billed as a worldwide search.

He also helped to set up the Territory Intelligence and Co-ordination Centre, which is now a vital resource across government that provides a critical, strategic intelligence capability.

Mr Nicholls made a significant contribution to the modernisation of the NT Police digital capability which included the radio network, mobile devices, body-worn video and facial recognition technology.

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He also completely reformed the Dog Operations Unit which now provides world-class training in-house.

He intends to spend time with his family and travel once he retires at the end of the year.

Police, Fire and Emergency Services Minister Nicole Manison thanked Mr Nicholls for his tireless work within the NT Police and wished him all the best in this next chapter of life.