Mal Lanyon's Childhood Experience Shapes His Career
A home invasion incident when Mal Lanyon was a kid inspired him to become a police officer.
"I asked what he was doing here and he said 'I'm here to paint the house', and I said 'no, mum would have told me',"
Lanyon decided to skip school at the age of 14 and found a strange man in overalls inside his house. The man claimed to be there to paint the house, but Lanyon did not believe him and threatened to call his mum, causing the man to run away.
"I decided I didn't want that to happen to anyone,"
This incident fueled his passion for working with the community to reduce crime, a priority he continues to uphold as the newly appointed NSW Police Commissioner.
Author's summary: Mal Lanyon's childhood experience shaped his career as a police officer.