New RCMP commander named for province
Matco Sirotic is N.B.'s top Mountie, taking over from Assistant Commissioner DeAnna Hill
The RCMP has named a new commanding officer for Mounties in New Brunswick.
In a news release issued Monday, the force announced Assistant Commissioner Matco Sirotic would be the new top Mountie in the province. His appointment was made Dec. 11.
He takes over from Assistant Commissioner DeAnna Hill, who was named to the post just two years ago in November 2022.
The RCMP reports that Sirotic is a 20-year veteran of the force, having graduated from depot in 2004.
He was promoted to the rank of corporal in 2012, it said, and served as the Minto detachment commander. He was subsequently posted to Nunavut in 2014 and promoted to sergeant during that time.
Sirotic became the detachment commander in Iqaluit and was promoted to staff sergeant, it said, and then he took on the role of watch commander in Halifax.
“In 2020, Assistant Commissioner Sirotic became a commissioned officer and served as the director of the Atlantic Regional Departmental Security Section for Nova Scotia,” the release said.
That led to his installation as the officer in charge of operational policy and criminal operations for H Division in Nova Scotia last year, the RCMP reported, and earlier this year, Sirotic was promoted to the rank of superintendent and became the officer in charge of specialized policing and operational support services in New Brunswick.
Sirotic is the 32nd officer to take command of the RCMP in New Brunswick, the release said.
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He was promoted to the rank of corporal in 2021, it said, and served as the Minto detachment commander. He was subsequently posted to Nunavut in 2014? Was he demoted before put as the head mountie?
What country is he from. doesnt sound like a Canadien name.