Ammanford Town, Pontamman and Betws

Inspector Paul Williams joined Dyfed-Powys Police in June 1991. He was originally stationed at Llanelli before transferring to Llwynhendy. He was promoted to Sergeant in Ammanford in 1996, where he served for several years before he transferred back to the Llanelli area. In 2001 he became the Divisional Training Officer for Carmarthenshire, and then qualified to the rank of Inspector. He was promoted to Lampeter as Section Inspector in 2004 before coming back to Carmarthenshire in 2006.  He covered the Human Resources role in Carmarthenshire as Temporary Chief Inspector before starting in Ammanford as Neighbourhood Policing Inspector in 2008. His favourite aspects of the role are helping people and making a difference to the community.

Sergeant Teresa Ross is a local resident from Ammanford and is married with four children. She joined Dyfed-Powys Police in 2000, where her first posting was to Carmarthen town. Teresa went on to work as a Detective Constable for three years, covering the Carmarthenshire area. She was promoted to Sergeant in January 2006 and is also qualified to Inspector level. Teresa is now the local Sergeant for the Ammanford Neighbourhood Policing Team and is looking forward to working closely with the communities in which she has lived and served as a police officer.

PC Kevin Jones was born and bred in Anglesey, and joined Dyfed-Powys police in July 1989. He has been stationed in Ammanford for the majority of his service, except for short stints in Cross-Hands and Ystradgynlais. He is currently the NPT officer for Ammanford town and Betws. He says, “I enjoy working with partners, community organisations, business and the general public in identifying local issues and tackling them, to help create a safe and confident community.”

PCSO Sharee Treharne joined Dyfed-Powys Police in November 2004 as a clerical officer within the Admin Section in the Criminal Justice Unit. She joined as a PCSO in March 2009 and is stationed in Ammanford covering the town, Pontaman, Tirydail, Bonllwyn, Betws and Pantyffynon. Sharee’s hobbies are playing hockey and netball and she has represented the two sports for the county in the past. She also plays hockey and netball for Dyfed-Powys Police. On a daily basis she supports front-line policing, and engages with members of the public with the purpose of reassuring them with the police presence