Top cop who marshalled response to Napier siege - The Dominion Post
Kevin Graeme Kalff, police officer: b Opotiki, November 22, 1951. m Brenda Beech (diss), 1d. partner of Catherine Kelsey. died Napier March 30, 2015, aged 63. Graeme Kalff was the officer in charge of Napier police on May 7, 2009, when gunman and former territorial soldier Jan Molenaar opened fire on police officers carrying out a routine drugs search warrant on his... Molenaar killed Senior Constable Len Snee and seriously injured Senior Constables Bruce Miller and Grant Diver. In the wake of the 50-hour siege, which saw extraordinary acts of bravery by Napier police and civilians, Kalff received a commendation from the then Commissioner of Police, Peter Marshall. In his citation Marshall said Kalff demonstrated outstanding leadership in quickly establishing control and coordination of staffing and resources from the Napier Police Station. "Inspector Kalff's actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the New Zealand Police," Marshall wrote. Kalff was raised on a Woodlands Road, Opotiki dairy farm in the Bay of Plenty. Kalff was educated at Woodlands School in Opotiki and Opotiki College. Source: www.stuff.co.nz
