Services (CAMHS), and Probation Service). Joint Legal Services (with South Wales Police) Joint Printing Unit (with South Wales Police) Record Management (with South Wales Police) Police stations and offices Gwent Police operate both fully-fledged police stations, and several offices and shops that serve as points of contact with the public. For example, the police station at Abertillery closed due to budget cuts, but the police still maintain a presence at the local fire station. In Abergavenny, neighbourhood officers are available at a "one stop shop" shared with Monmouthshire County Council. On the other hand, several buildings are owned for operational or administrative purposes that are not open to the public, including the force headquarters in Cwmbran. Newport Central police station is the only front desk service that is available 24 hours a day, a custody suite is based at the station. Several front offices and stations have been partially or fully closed following a review of the function and role of front desks in police stations. Chief constables 19671981 : William Farley 19811994 : John Over 19941996 : Sir Anthony Burden 19971999 : Francis J. Wilkinson 1999? : Keith Turner 20042008 : Michael Tonge 20082010 : Mick Giannasi 20112013 : Carmel Napier 20132017 : Jeff Farrar 2017June 2019 : Julian Williams June 2019present : Pam Kelly Media engagement In 2009, Gwent Police worked with film maker Peter Watkins-Hughes to create the short film Cow as part of a campaign to stop texting while driving. The film earned honours in the Advertising Age's weekly Creativity Top 5 video and became an overnight worldwide internet hit after being shown on the USA The Today Show television show. In 2019, a mugshot of a wanted drug dealer that Gwent Police had posted to Facebook received than 89,000 comments, many of which mocked his hairstyle. Gwent Police warned that abusive comments could be against the law. See also List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories Law enforcement in the United Kingdom References External links Gwent Police at HMICFRS Blaenau Gwent Caerphilly County Borough Monmouthshire Newport, Wales Torfaen Government agencies established in 1967 Organizations established in 1967 1967 establishments in Wales Police forces of Wales Organisations based in Newport, Wales Welsh police authorities