Of course there are those that know, and those that think they know.
The disdain that you show for someone who chooses policework as a career rather than that of an aviator, because lets face it, the world revolves around pilots, is rather obvious, and I'll bet my last dollar, that a police officer is the first person you'd call if you were in a spot of trouble somewhere, um, like lost in the gaffa maybe!
I'm betting that you're not particularly offay with what specialist police officers are stationed where in W.A., but seeing that Broome is a bit more than a shanty town, I'd dare say there'd be one or more specialists stationed there!