Assistant Chief Constable Gareth Evans

Gareth started his career in Devon & Cornwall Police in 1998 before transferring to North Wales in 2001 as a constable on response in Ynys Mon. He has since served in nearly every rank in uniform and as a detective across Western, Central and Crime Services culminating as Head of PVPU and Head of Crime Services.

As a PIP 3 and PIP 4 Senior Investigating Officer he has led many complex enquiries but particularly in the areas of public protection and child abuse. In 2016 he graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico USA following three months of studying violent crime investigative strategy, crisis negotiation and media management including visits to the Philadelphia Police Department and the NYPD.

In his current post as Temporary Assistant Chief Constable he has responsibility for Crime and Local Policing  and is a Strategic Firearms Commander and Gold Commander for the force.