Kareene Santoro (Verstegen, 1992)

Kareene Santoro has been a Police Officer for over 20 years and is currently a Senior Sergeant at the State Operations Command Centre after spending most of her time within the South East District of Gosnells, Armadale and Cannington Police Stations and a stint in Geraldton for four years.

In 2016 she was recognised at the Australasian Council of Women and Policing Excellence in Policing Awards for the MOST OUTSTANDING FEMALE PRACTITIONER for the outstanding commitment she has provided to policing through her reform of domestic violence victim support and her consistent compassion for her staff, achieving this while maintaining a meaningful work/family balance.