Shelley Ross

Detective Sergeant Shelley Ross first joined the New Zealand Police in 1995.

Being an investigator is Shelley’s passion and in 1999 she joined the Criminal Investigation Branch. During her time with the CIB she has worked in many of the different areas, including Homicide, Serious Assaults, Kidnapping, Arson, Aggravated Robbery, Child Abuse and Adult Sexual Assault.

Her hardest cases include the Lundy homicide, in which the graphic nature of the scene made her question her future with the CIB, and a murder of a two year old girl who was the same age Shelley’s daughter was at the time.

Currently she so attached to the Tactical Crime Unit of the Manawatu Area CIB, based at Palmerston North Station. She is the supervisor of a team of four investigators and they investigate volume crime, including Burglary, Car theft and motor vehicle theft. They also deal with offenders who have relapsed into their past criminal behaviour, including those on Warrants to Arrest and Parole Recall Warrants

Earlier this year Shelley celebrated 21 years with the Police. Shelley juggles her career as a policewomen with being a mum to her two daughters Jaime and Jorja.