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100 years in lights At this year’s Vivid Sydney Festival,

the Rocks Police Station proudly

celebrated 100 years of women

in policing with a powerful

lighting installation.

The projection, by artist

Hammerlighting, bathed the

historic brick and sandstone

facade of the police station in a

dynamic four-minute sequence

of changing colour, pattern and

intensity. The graphic represented

the courage, strength and

compassion of female policing.

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Tenterfield recognises service Tenterfield’s Snr Cst Robert Darkin

received a Region Commander’s

Commendation for an incident he

attended in Wollongong in 2011.

Tenterfield volunteers in

policing were also congratulated

for their service at a recent

awards ceremony. VIPs Peter

Robinson and Dan Doex were both

presented with certificates for

10 years of service and given pins

for clocking up 750 hours.

ABOVE New England Commander, Supt Frederick Trench (centre) thanked

recipients for a job well done

MAC officer commended Congratulations Snr Cst Ryan

Spong, who was recently

recognised at the Transport &

Logistics Industry Skills Council

awards night in Melbourne.

Snr Cst Spong of the Marine

Area Command (MAC) was

highly commended in the

category for Trainee of the

Year for his efforts as a Marine

Operational Support Team

officer and a tactical water

police operative.

MAC Commander, Supt Mark

Hutchings said, “Snr Cst Spong

is an exceptional officer and

trainer, and is an invaluable asset

to our command.”

Join Brizzy to the BayIf you like a challenge sign up

for Brizzy to the Bay, a two-

day bike ride from Gosford in

Brisbane Water LAC to Nelson

Bay Police Station that starts on

10 October.

The fundraiser for NSW Police

Legacy is a 140km ride, so you’ll

need to be able to cover about

70km a day. Entry costs $100

and includes the riding kit.

A family fun day with a BBQ

and water-based activities will

be hosted at the end of the

first day in Belmont in Lake

Macquarie LAC.

For more information, contact

Snr Cst Craig Tonks on email:

[email protected].

To donate, search for

‘Brizzy to the Bay 2015’ at

www.everydayhero.com/au.

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Magic million The NSWPF’s Facebook pages

have attracted a total of one

million ‘likes’. The milestone

comes five years after the

NSWPF state Facebook page

was created in March 2010 and

follows the introduction of 80

local Eyewatch Facebook pages.

Eyewatch A/Commander,

Insp Adam Janco said, “Having

the ability to reach such a large

audience with a single post

is significant for increasing

community engagement,

crime prevention and access

to emergency management

information. Through all

our pages we can connect

with both the wider and the

local community.”

ABOVE Each year staff at Mascot Police Station brave a table full of cakes to raise funds for the Cancer Council. At this year’s Biggest Morning Tea they ate $300 worth!

LETTERI write to bring to your notice

creditable work performed by a

sergeant at Ballina on 15 May.

Having lost my mobile phone

in one of several shops in

Woodburn, I rang the Woodburn

Station but was put through

to Ballina. I asked if an officer

could check the various retail

establishments I had visited

during the course of their patrol.

The sergeant explained the

Woodburn officer would not

be on duty until much later.

He volunteered to call the

businesses I visited and get

back to me. I am hampered with

deafness and pleased with his

kind offer. He rang back a short

time later, saying he had found

my phone, which was being held

at the shop for me.

While this might be routine,

this officer took that extra step,

and did so with great courtesy

and promptness. With 40 years

of policing behind me, I am

well aware of the general lack

of appreciation shown by the

public when police perform well.

I would be pleased if you could

pass on my appreciation.

Name provided,

Retired Chief Inspector

Victoria Police

Truck crack downA month-long crack down on the

trucking industry across Australia

and New Zealand has seen police

conduct drug tests, intercept and

inspect vehicles, and check for

compliance with help from Roads

& Maritime Services.

After the first week of Operation

Austrans, Traffic & Highway Patrol

officers across the state had issued

1200 defect notices, including 53

for non-compliant engine modules

that allowed trucks to travel in

excess of 100km/h.

One truck was found to have

been travelling at 159km/h and

the driver had returned a positive

drug test. In another incident,

a truck coming from South

Australia was found to be carrying

an amount of cannabis worth an

estimated $60,000.

T&HWP Commander, Assistant

Commissioner John Hartley

said Operation Austrans was

important in ensuring the safety

of all road users.

“Recent heavy-vehicle crashes

and court outcomes should serve

as a warning to those drivers,

operators, and loaders who are

putting all of us at great risk on our

roads,” he said.

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LETTERTo the two police officers

unfortunate enough to have met

me, you encountered me in an

extremely intoxicated state. I will

admit to having a fragmentary

account of our meeting, but

I recall enough to know that

my behaviour was absolutely

repugnant. For that I am ashamed.

Throughout the ordeal both of you

maintained an extreme level of

professionalism and delivered me

to my front door.

Though it ultimately amounts

to little, I offer my most sincere

apologies for my behaviour that

night; it was both impossible to

justify or forgive. For what little it is

worth coming from me, that night

you both conducted yourselves

with superhuman composure and

presented yourselves as epitomes

of honourable police officers.

If such is your intent, please do

not allow my remorse to deter you

from pressing charges. The very

least I can do in my contrition is

accept the consequences of my

actions. I realise that ultimately

my apology amounts to little.

Though I think it unlikely, if you can

imagine anything else I might do

to recompense either you I would

be happy to oblige.

Once more, I am sorry. I wish

you both well in your careers and

all other endeavours.

Name supplied

Notice to produce documents for court order: Do I have to produce emails? Yes, if requested. This includes deleted and archived emails, so don’t forget to search the ‘Vault’.

Remembering Wayne George Twenty years after his death,

Police Driver Training held

a memorial service where

police, former colleagues and

family gathered to remember

Snr Sgt Wayne George and his

dedication to policing and the

people of NSW.

Snr Sgt George was killed on

8 June 1995 while riding a police

motorcycle from Goulburn to

Sydney. His wife Jacinta and son

Michael were thankful for the

kind thoughts and prayers.

Crime prevention awards Nominations for the 2015

Australian Crime & Violence

Prevention Awards (ACVPA)

close at 5pm on 17 July 2015.

Get in quick if you want

to nominate someone who

has made a real difference

in reducing crime in Australia.

This year the selection panel is

particularly interested in projects

that focus on reducing violence

against women and children or

technology-enabled crime, such

as fraud and scams.

For more information or to get

a nomination form, go to www.aic.

gov.au and search for ‘ACVPA’.

Heads of Homicide The NSWPF recently hosted the

inaugural Heads of Homicide

Forum, bringing together the

heads of the homicide commands

in each state and territory as

well as representatives from

New Zealand.

Issues discussed during the

two-day forum included external

oversight of

critical incident

investigations

and initiatives in

relation to cold

case investigations,

particularly by

South Australia

whose government

have increased

rewards for

information in

respect to the murder of children.

It was agreed that the Heads of

Homicide Forums should be held

on a regular basis.

The Homicide Squad, State Crime Command is seeking expressions of interest from designated detectives who are interested in a career in this demanding but extremely satisfying area of work.

Contact at Homicide Squad on ph:

or email: @ police.nsw. gov.au

for more information.



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On 17 September 2015, in memory of the three Brisbane Water LAC officers

who have lost their lives while on duty – Chris Thornton, Gordy Wilson and

Dick Whittaker – a team of police will paddle the length of the Brisbane

Water, from Ocean Beach Surf Club to Gosford’s Bluetongue Stadium to raise

awareness of and funds for NSW Police Legacy.

Get on board:

1. Create an Everyday Hero page for yourself and nominate

‘NSW Police Legacy’ as the charity you’re fundraising for.

2. Set a fundraising target

3. Search Everyday Hero for ‘Paddle for Police Legacy’ to join the 2015 team.

4. Get out there and raise money.

If you don’t want to have a go in the paddle,

don’t worry – you can still donate!

For more information, contact Supt Danny Sullivan (sull1dan) on ph: 67500 / 4323 5500.

Join the Paddle for Police LegacyHelp us pass our $10,000 target

Youth officers united Youth officers from across the

state gathered at the Police

Academy for the inaugural Youth

Officers Conference in May to

share their valuable knowledge.

More than 250 staff attended,

including youth liaison officers,

school liaison officers and youth

case managers.

Special guests included the

President of the Children’s Court

of NSW, Judge Peter Johnstone,

Youth Ombudsman Julianna

Demitrius, NSW Department of

Justice’s Brendan Thomas and

PCYC Chief Executive Darren

Black, as well as the Corporate

Sponsor for Youth, Assistant

Commissioner Jeffrey Loy.

Congratulations go to Green

Valley LAC’s Snr Cst Mary Watson

who was named Youth Liaison

Officer of the Year, Bankstown

Youth Command’s Snr Cst Danny

McManus, named the School

Liaison Officer of the Year, and

Griffith Youth Command’s Snr Cst

Alex Davies, named the Youth

Case Manager of the Year.

FACEBOOK

Matt Hello HWP! Just wanted

to let you know that this

afternoon I met a really fine

officer in Northbridge.

He was doing stationary

speed checks in the school

zone where my two girls go

to school. On my way there

I’d found a wallet with a lot

of cash in it on the footpath.

I asked him if I could hand

him the property that I’d

found or if I had to attend

a station. He said he could

do it, so I handed it over,

provided him my details

and we counted the cash.

A little over an hour

later I received a call from

the owner who was most

grateful. I just wanted to let

you know how excellent

this senior constable was.

Blood ChallengeThe NSWPF has edged ahead

of the NSW Rural Fire Service

(RFS) as we approach the

halfway point of the 2015

Emergency Services Blood

Challenge, which runs until

31 August.

In the first three weeks of the

challenge, we made 102 blood

donations compared to the

RFS’s 91.

Let’s roll up our sleeves and

demonstrate the generosity

of the NSWPF when it comes

to giving blood. Visit www.

donateblood.com.au/nes to

find out how you can save

lives now.

Help NSW Police Force to give the most blood between June and August.To throw your hat in the ring, join your service’s Red25 group and start donating now.

Call 13 14 95 or visit donateblood.com.au/nes

EMERGENCYSERVICESBLOODCHALLENGERally your colleagues and give blood 1 June – 31 AugustHelp NSW Police Force to give the most blood between June and August.To throw your hat in the ring, join your service’s Red25 group and start donating now.

Call 13 14 95 or visit donateblood.com.au/nes

EMERGENCYSERVICESBLOODCHALLENGERally your colleagues and give blood 1 June – 31 August




PTC’s high achievers Each month the individual

achievements of police

attached to the North Central

Sector will be recognised by the

Police Transport Command.

A/Supt Denby Eardley said

this initiative will recognise and

acknowledge the dedication

and commitment of staff within

the sector.

BELOW From left, A/Supt Denby Eardley presented awards to Snr Csts Tim Wade-Ferrell, Jodie Young and Anthony Karakostas

Money laundering tipsHundreds of millions of dollars are

leaving NSW every year through

money laundering. Understanding

flow of money enables us to

identify major crime and drug

networks operating in NSW.

The Organised Crime Squad’s

Money Laundering Unit recently

hosted workshops in partnership

with the Australian Crime

Commission, the Australian

Federal Police and the NSW Crime

Commission.

With the generous contributions

by the FBI and Drug Enforcement

Administration (DEA), the two-

day workshops attracted law

enforcement officers from across

Australia and the US.

All criminal investigators need

to consider money laundering at

the beginning of an investigation.

In the next few months, the Money

Laundering Unit will develop

a presentation to LACs and

regions to explain why.

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