Three

By Bridget Brady
THREE Casey residents who are among the newest Victoria Police recruits have swapped their day jobs for a new challenge.
The men, who graduated from the police academy this month, said they opted for career changes because they wanted to make a difference to society and experience an exciting and testing job.
Cranbourne West’s Constable Srinivasan Chinnaiyan, 32, was a toolmaker and said he spoke to a friend in the police force who encouraged him to join.
Constable Chinnaiyan, who arrived in Australia from India five years ago, said he would eventually like to become a detective.
“I would be really happy to make a small difference in the safety of people,” Const. Chinnaiyan said.
“I’m looking forward to meeting different kinds of people with different upbringings and chatting to them, getting to know them and trying to help.”
Const. David Cori, 32, from Blind Bight, worked in the leisure industry for 13 years and said having some life experience behind him would benefit him in his new job.
Const. Cori said he looked forward to doing something different every day.
“I need challenges, I get bored easily,” he said. “I feel prepared, but I’m still nervous.”
Const Cori said he had a “deep hatred” for drugs and hoped to work in that area down the track.
Cranbourne East’s Const. Gary Walter, 40, worked as a printer straight from school and said he thought it was time for a change.
“I said it’s time to get out and do something,” Const Walter said.
He said his brother, who is a police officer, influenced his decision.
Const. Walter said he wanted to work in the traffic management area after a good friend’s brother was killed on the road.
The men will work on booze buses for 10 weeks before being assigned to a station.