Chief Superintendent Helen Swann has taken over from Chief Superintendent Barry McEwan, who has moved to his new role at the national Licensing and Violence Reduction Division in Glasgow.
Serving a population of nearly 200,000 and covering a geographical area of 2,950 square miles, Argyll and West Dunbartonshire is one of largest divisions in the country with urban, rural, and island communities.
Chief Superintendent Swann, who took up her post on Monday, September 15, said today: “I am absolutely delighted to have been appointed to the role of local policing commander in Argyll and West Dunbartonshire.
"I must pay tribute to my predecessor, Chief Superintendent McEwan who has set the bar high, and I fully intend to maintain and build on all the good work here for the continued benefit of the diverse communities in Argyll and West Dunbartonshire, for the people who live, work and visit here, and to keep people safe.” Chief Superintendent Swann has 29 years of service and has spent most of her career in the west of Scotland and Ayrshire in both CID and uniform roles.
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