Jo Farrell with four new sergeants at Durham Constabulary s HQ in Durham FOUR police officers who have earned their stripes as Durham’s newest sergeants have been congratulated by Chief Constable Jo Farrell. A total of 22 officers passed the force’s February promotion boards and ten of them were women. Four of the newly-appointed sergeants joined the Chief Constable at Durham police’s headquarters in Aykley Heads yesterday, on International Women’s Day – a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Among those at a socially distanced ceremony were Alexandra Gibson and Wendy Bake, who are both response sergeants, Sarah Hindmarsh, from crime and justice command, and Kezi Smith, who works in safeguarding.