First NameDesmond TerenceLast NameCroweAlternative NameDT CroweDescriptionDesmond Crowe was the first serving police officer to be elected to a city council when he was elected as a Timaru City Councillor in 1974. He served on the council for nine years, including an unsuccessful bid for the mayoralty.
He was also involved with the Timaru Lions Club and the South Canterbury Rugby Referees Association.
The Aoraki Heritage Collection has copies available of Desmond's 2005 memoir, in which he talks extensively about his time as a policeman in Timaru and his time as a councillor. Please follow the link below for more information.External LinkTimaru District Libraries catalogue search: "Beyond the beat AND Crowe"Date of Birth27 Jul 1932Date of Death28 Sep 2019Place of DeathChristchurchSubjectLocal GovernmentBiography