Assistant Commissioner DeAnna Hill has been named as the new Commanding Officer of the New Brunswick RCMP.
Born in Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Assistant Commissioner Hill joined the RCMP in 1990 and spent the first two years of her career working as a general duty police officer in her home province at Harbour Grace Detachment. In 1992, she moved to Ontario and spent 23 years working for the RCMP in Counter Surveillance Protective Policing, Drug Enforcement, Customs and Excise Enforcement, with the bulk of her service on the Combined Special Enforcement Unit, the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team, and the Immigration Task Force all in Toronto. In 2015, she moved to New Brunswick as the Officer in Charge of Federal Support Operations and Intelligence. Returning to Newfoundland in 2017, she has served as B Division's Federal Criminal Operations Officer, as well as the Core Policing Criminal Operations Officer and has extensive experience in joint force environments and covert operations. Since last August, she has been acting as B Division's Commanding Officer.
"I am honoured to return to a province that I love and to be able to serve the residents of New Brunswick, while working with the incredible members and employees of J Division," says Assistant Commissioner Hill. "I have had many wonderful opportunities throughout my RCMP career, most recently being able to serve in my home province with fantastic people. Returning to New Brunswick is like another homecoming, one that fills me with great pride."
Assistant Commissioner Hill will assume the role on Feburary 8, 2022. She succeeds Assistant Commissioner Stephanie Sachsse, who has served as J Division's interim Commanding Officer since November 1, 2021.
"On behalf of the government and the people of our province, I offer congratulations to Assistant Commissioner DeAnna Hill on her appointment as the new Commanding Officer of the RCMP in New Brunswick," says Honourable Hugh J. Flemming, New Brunswick's Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Public Safety. "We know her experience in policing in New Brunswick, engagement with communities and disrupting organized crime in Atlantic Canada will serve her well in this important role."