Yesterday police briefed staff about the proposal, which would move four staff members - a detective sergeant, a detective and two constables - to Dunedin Central.
That move sparked concern from Dunedin South MP Clare Curran, who told the Otago Daily Times she was keeping a ''watching brief'' on the proposal.
''My bottom line is a functioning 24/7 police presence in Mosgiel that adequately serves the community, so any taking of resources out of Mosgiel is a concern.''
Southern district commander Superintendent Andrew Coster said relocating the Mosgiel CIB was a move towards an ''area-based model of policing service delivery''.
''The proposed change would allow us to better align resources to demand and create an investigations structure that provides for a more efficient and equitable distribution of investigative workload.''
He said Mosgiel was a 10-15 minute drive from central Dunedin and could be ''readily serviced from the city'', as the area did not generate a large amount of crime requiring investigation.
He said there were no imminent plans to move the Mosgiel police station but said ''the current building does not provide an ideal fit for current policing needs'', he said.
The Gordon Rd police station was a converted house, ''which is now very dated and the office layout is far from ideal'', Supt Coster said.
''If a more suitable space was to become available in Mosgiel, police would give it due consideration.''
Ms Curran said there was likely to be a swift response from the community if policing numbers disappeared from the community.
Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board chairman Bill Feather said he was called by police yesterday inviting him to a meeting on Monday about the proposal.
He declined to comment further.
