SENIOR CONSTABLE JARED WILSON
SERGEANT LAUREN PITMAN (née Wilson) Training and Officer Development
South Coast Tactical
SENIOR CONSTABLE 1C LUKE WILSON State Tactical Response Group
Family
Luke and his sister, Lauren, took on their careers in policing in 1999 and 2001 respectively. Their cousin, Jared – who followed his father, Gary, into the job – joined in 2009. All four Wilsons served simultaneously until Gary retired in 2012.
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