TE KŪITI Police Station watch-house officer has been acknowledged as the heartbeat of the community. Photo supplied
Te Kūiti Police Station watchhouse officer Karen Fitzwater has been acknowledged as the “heartbeat” of the local policing community at a recent celebration of her long service. Karen has supported her community for 30 years in the role, calmly dealing with a vast range of inquiries from people needing all sorts of help from the police. “Karen’s contribution to her community and all the King Country staff who have worked there over the past 30 years is hard to sum up in just a few words, but it certainly is significant,” Waikato West Area Commander Inspector Will Loughrin said. “As Sergeant Craig Lindstrom said at his retirement function last year, he could not have done his job without the dedication and support Karen provided. “The large number of past and present police staff travelled to Te Kūiti to celebrate Karen’s 30-year anniversary and say thank you, signals how special she is to us,” Will said. “There were even a few recently retired faces that made an appearance.”
