Kel Glare

Kel Glare AO, APM
17th Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police
In office 29 November 1987 – 28 November 1992
Preceded by	Mick Miller
Succeeded by	Neil Comrie
Personal details
Born	Kelvin Glare (1938-01-06) 6 January 1938 (age 86) Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Police officer

Kelvin Glare AO, APM (born 6 January 1938 in Hopetoun, Victoria) is a former Australian police officer, who was Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 1987 to 1992.[1][2]

After he retired Glare was employed by Argyle Diamonds to look into the case of stolen pink diamonds. He was unable to retrieve any pink diamonds from Europe but was involved in investigating how Western Australia Police had approached their theft which culminated in a discussion of possible corrupt or criminal conduct by police at the Kennedy Royal Commission.[3]

References

1. "Victoria police reject former commissioner's claims they have become 'risk averse'". the Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
2. Glare, Kelvin (4 May 2021). "Submission to Lsic Inquiry Into Justice System" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
3. "Dirty diamonds, 'uninterested' cops and a failed love affair. How a $50m theft unravelled". ABC News. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

Further reading

• Glare, Kelvin (2015). The angry ant : Kelvin Glare - an autobiography. Eltham, Vic. ISBN 978-0-646-93294-1. OCLC 899238381.

Police appointments
Preceded by Mick Miller	Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police 1987–1992	Succeeded by Neil Comrie