There is a new officer in charge of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in New Brunswick.
Assistant Commissioner Matco Sirotic is the 32nd commanding officer of the New Brunswick RCMP.
He was appointed to the role last Wednesday and replaces DeAnna Hill, who had been in the role since Feb. 2022.
“Since coming to J Division, I have been very taken with the level of care and expertise demonstrated by the membership, Public Service Employees, municipal employees, and the dedication of the management team,” Sirotic said in a statement.
“I am grateful to have returned to this fantastic province, and I am looking forward to building on the excellent work already in progress and continuing to move our division forward in the years to come.”
After starting his policing career in 2004, Sirotic was promoted to corporal in 2012 and served as the detachment commander for Minto.
He then moved on to the criminal operations division in Nunavut in 2014, where he was later promoted to the rank of sergeant.
Sirotic became staff sergeant in 2017 and took on the role of detachment commander for the Iqaluit detachment before transferring to Halifax as the watch commander.
He became a commissioned officer in 2020 and served as the director of the Atlantic Regional Departmental Security Section for Nova Scotia before being appointed office in charge of operational policy in 2023.
Earlier this year, he was promoted to superintendent and became officer in charge of specialized policing and operational support services in New Brunswick.
