Katherine cop receives Queen’s Birthday honour
SENIOR Constable Keith Richards Currie was just 19-year-old when he responded to a job ad in the Sydney Morning Herald
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SENIOR Constable Keith Richards Currie was just 19 when he responded to a job ad in the Sydney Morning Herald.
The job was seeking people to join the NT Police Force, so he packed his bags and flew to Darwin.
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It was 1978 and he’s been in the Territory ever since.
Sen-Const Currie, 60, now calls Katherine home after a long career working across the NT including Borroloola, Tennant Creek and Ali Curung and Alice Springs.
Today he has received an Australian Police Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Over the years he’s seen the Territory transform from a last frontier but the one constant is the people. “The places are beautiful but the big kick out of life of being up here are the people,” he said.
“A lot of Territorians across a whole spectrum of society I’ve found to be very tolerant and understanding and accepting, even though in the heat of the moment that might not appear to be the case.”
He is currently a serving member of the Northern Crime Scene Examination Unit attached to the Katherine Police Station where he was the founding member of the Katherine Crime Scene Unit in 2007.
A dedicated police officer, he freely offers his time, and extensive knowledge and advice to newly appointed officers. He provides training on scene preservation and evidence collection recording. He also spends
his free time supporting Neighbourhood Watch NT (NHWNT) and Crime Stoppers.
He joined the NHWNT soon after arriving in Katherine in 1999, and has been an influential contributor to implementing the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design program.
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