Brett Andrew FORTE

Husband of Serving QPS Member – Susan

Son of Retired QPS Member – Stuart

Late of  ?

Queensland Police Service

Regd. #  ?????

Rank:  Senior Constable

Stations: ?,  Toowoomba Tactical Crime Squad – Death

Service:  From  ? ? ?  to  29 May 2017 = ? years Service

Awards:  Commendation for Brave Conduct (posthumous), granted on 14th of March, 2018

Born:  ? ? ?

Died on:  Monday  29 May 2017

Age:  ?

Cause:  Shot – Murdered – Semi Auto gun fire – Violent Traffic Offender Stop

Event location:   Seventeen Mile, Lockyer Valley region, near Toowoomba

Event date:  Monday  29 May 2017

Funeral date:  Wednesday  7 June 2017

Funeral location:  University of Southern Queensland campus, Toowoomba

Buried at:  ?

 Memorial located at:  ?

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But as she laid the bouquet down — inconsolable and barely able to stand on her own accord — Rick Maddison’s supporters saw an opportunity to let their voice be heard.

One person in a full car yelled “What about Rick?” as the Forte family huddled together, hunched over Susan in the floral sea of colours.

A gasp could be heard, but the family did not retaliate as the station wagon continued down Neil St.

Union president Ian Leavers lambasted the culprit.

“It is nothing short of a disgrace that associates of a career criminal and murderer would dare heckle a grieving widow while she pays tribute to her husband,” he said.

“Police and their families deserve better than to be treated like this.”

Despite the shock, Brett’s father Stuart turned and smiled as the family walked away — Susan arm-in-arm with her daughter Emma Morris.

Stuart confirmed yesterday that Brett’s funeral would be held in Toowoomba next Wednesday at the University of Southern Queensland campus.

Stuart said the family was doing its best to cope with the tragedy and the subsequent attention it had received.

Early morning visits to the Brett’s shrine outside the station have formed part of the grieving process for the family over the last two days.

Via a lawyer yesterday, Maddison’s family also spoke of their pain.

A statement — read out by Alroe and Sullivan’s Solicitors practice manager Michele Alroe -claimed the murderer was more than just a career criminal.

“To us he was not the one-dimensional career criminal which the media are now portraying but rather a loved son, brother, nephew, uncle, grandson, friend and mate to many and as such will be sadly mourned,” the statement read.

The statement went on to say that Maddison’s actions may never be fully understood, but it expressed condolences to the police force and the Forte family.

The streets of Toowoomba are rife with anecdotes about Maddison’s self-destructive behaviour.

Friend Anthony Hogan said Maddison was “banned from more licenced venues than he was allowed into”, but said he would never hesitate to help out a mate.

“His name can strike fear into people. He was notorious … I’ve known Rick for many years and I’m not ashamed to say,” Mr Hogan said.

“I loved the guy and I will miss him.

“I’m not defending his actions or his criminal side, nor would he want me to defend him, but those who truly know him, well there was a caring and fiercely loyal side to the man too.”

Stuart acknowledged that the Forte’s were not the only family grieving and maintained that he felt no ill-will towards Maddison for his actions.

Brett Forte’s funeral is expected to be held in Toowoomba next Wednesday.

The Courier-Mail reported today on the heroic actions of Senior Constable Forte’s partner the moments after he was shot.

Constable Forte was shot by Maddison as he gave chase to the criminal in bushland on Monday.

It is understood Constable Forte and his partner were in one of three police cars that followed known criminal Maddison down a dirt road in a “low speed chase” around 2pm on Monday at Seventeen Mile, near Toowoomba.

His colleague used her bare hands to tear a hole in the windscreen of their upturned car so she and others could drag him to safety — all while under fire from a crazed gunman with an automatic weapon.

The Courier-Mail understands Constable Forte and his partner were in one of three police cars that followed known criminal Maddison down a dirt road in a “low speed chase” around 2pm on Monday at Seventeen Mile, near Toowoomba.

His vehicle and the other vehicles tried to reverse, but his rolled on the rough terrain, trapping him and his partner inside. With Maddison still firing, several officers from the second vehicle ran back to try to get their badly injured colleague out.

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http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/the-wife-of-slain-policeman-brett-forte-has-been-tormented-outside-toowoomba-police-station/news-story/75e376c3836cea1f00850b4f9559f491

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They said Rick’s actions could not be excused, “nor is it likely they will be ever fully understood”.

“To us he was not the one- dimensional career criminal which the media are now portraying but rather a loved son, brother, nephew, uncle, grandson, friend and mate to many and as such will be sadly mourned,” the statement read.

The family also expressed their support for QPS and thanked negotiators for their attempts to resolve the situation peacefully.

“We express our support for the Queensland Police Service and the often difficult and dangerous work its officers are required to undertake. We particularly wish to thank the police negotiators for their attempts to resolve a very difficult situation peacefully.

“The Maddison family thank the many people who have expressed to them their overwhelming support, sympathy, love and prayers,

Rick Maddison was shot dead by specialist police officers after a tense 20-hour standoff at his barricaded rural property in Adare, east of Toowoomba on Tuesday

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/family-of-cop-killer-rick-maddison-releases-statement/news-story/e1ae7a9b158a010b27b269a2121a3cef

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May 31, 2017 6:01pm

It was the hat his father Stuart wore during his more than 42 years with Queensland Police.

More than a decade ago – soon after Brett had married the love of his life and fellow officer Susan – the respected Toowoomba officer had found the hat sitting in the laundry of his father’s home.

He claimed it and wore it as his own until his final day on Monday when he was shot and killed by a cop-fearing gunman.

The hat is a symbol of the Forte family’s affinity for ­policing, Stuart told The Courier-Mail yesterday.

A treasured possession that will forever remind him of the boy who would sneak out of home to turn on his old man’s police radio.

The boy who would grow up to passionately follow in his father’s policing footsteps – like Stuart had done himself years earlier.

“He’s just a hero,” Stuart said. “He was a great bloke and he needs to be remembered,” he said.

Brett – known for his ­humour at home and at work – wasn’t afraid to do the hard yards and he rose through the ranks by doing his time in the regions around Brisbane.

His career had him sent to Cunnamulla, west of Brisbane, before going to Toowoomba, then Caboolture and settling down in Toowoomba again.

Brett leaves behind two sons, Brodie, 9, and Samuel, 3, and stepdaughter Emma, 16.

Similarly, Brett grew up in a family of three, but it wasn’t until early adulthood that he informed his father of his ­desire to join the force.

While Stuart’s father had some reservations about his own son joining the force around 1970, Stuart himself was never reluctant to see his son sign up.

“(Brett) was always that way (passionate about policing),” he said.

“I wouldn’t say he was gungho, but he wanted to get in there and do the job and do the job right.

“I’ve been told that he was the guy who had the knowledge of the guidelines and how you’re supposed to do things.

“If anyone wanted any ­advice, he’d tell them that you do it this way.

“He knew what he was doing and he was very smart in that area.”

Brett’s heartbroken stepdaughter Emma Morris ­yesterday laid flowers outside Toowoomba Police Station in memory of her father figure.

She echoed her grandfather’s sentiments, calling Brett a hero.

But Emma wept at the thought of her brothers growing up without the guidance she had received from him.

“Brett was just a true hero to everybody he knew … a true family man that would put his life on the line for anybody,” she said.

“Especially because I have younger siblings and they’re never going to remember him.”

Brett is expected to be laid to rest in coming days with his faded police hat.

But Stuart expects his son’s legacy to live forever within Queensland police ranks.

It remains to be seen whether Brodie and Samuel will follow in their father’s footsteps and continue the family tradition.

One thing Stuart will ensure is that they will grow up knowing their dad was a hero.

Arrangements for Brett’s funeral are still being discussed by his family, who gathered at the home he and Susan shared at Highlands, a suburb of Toowoomba, yesterday. The funeral will be held in Toowoomba next Wednesday in Toowoomba but the location of the ceremony is yet to be determined.

While some in the Forte family have expressed anger towards the slain officer’s killer, Stuart says he has no ill will.

“I don’t hate anybody,” he said. “Funnily enough I thought I would, but there’s no hatred there.”

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Harrowing video has emerged of the frantic moment police officers bravely tried to save the life of a hero Queensland senior constable who was shot dead allegedly by a wanted man on Monday.

Daily Mail Australia has obtained video from a Lockyer Valley resident who watched with her heart in her mouth as cops worked frantically to save the life of a married father-of-two.

A known offender, Rick Charles Maddison, 41, allegedly shot Senior Constable Brett Forte at about 1.40pm during a police chase in the regional area near Toowoomba, an hour west of Brisbane.

‘A hero lost his life today,’ state police minister Mark Ryan said in a statement.

In the video, filmed on a mobile phone from the window of a nearby home, officers sprint up the road, sirens wail and police can be seen performing CPR on Snr Const Forte. 

‘Jesus Christ!’ the woman could be heard exclaiming.

Police later bellowed for her to step away from the windows due to the active shooter, sources said.

Maddison, who was believed to be armed with a machine gun, abruptly stopped and got out of his car during the chase involving two police vehicles and four officers and allegedly shot Snr Const Forte.

Maddison, from Toowoomba, then drove down a dirt road at Seventeen Mile, just northwest of Gatton.

It was understood the police vehicle Snr Const Forte had been travelling in rolled over after the chase resumed and Maddison also allegedly fired at a police helicopter while fleeing into bushland before entering a farm house.

The husband of the woman who filmed the video told Daily Mail Australia she was frightened and ‘freaking out a bit’ after gunfire rang out through the area.

Police officers would later carry the wounded officer off the paddy wagon onto her front lawn and ‘keep him alive’, he said.

Several locals were forced to watch helplessly behind a barricade for hours while their wives were stuck in their homes behind police lines.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4552100/Queensland-police-race-save-life-shot-officer.html

Senior Constable Brett Forte, a father of two, was shot in Queensland’s Lockyer Valley on Monday afternoon when a man got out of his vehicle and opened fire on a number of police cars with an automatic weapon.

Now, new video has emerged of fellow officers attempting to resuscitate Snr Const Forte after the shooting.

The heartbreaking footage, obtained by the Daily Mail, shows cops performing mouth-to-mouth and heart massage in a ditch beside a police car.

When officers notice the woman shooting the video, they yell at her to “get inside” and “get away from the window” because the shooter was still at large.

Queensland Police confirmed that Snr Const Forte had died in a statement on Monday night.

“A hero lost his life today,” Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan said.

The gunman, who The Courier-Mail identified as “career criminal” Rick Maddison, is in a stand-off with police in an area near Gatton in southeast Queensland.

The incident began about 2pm when police attempted to stop a vehicle being driven by a “person of interest” on Wellers Rd at Seventeen Mile, near Toowoomba.

Snr Const Forte’s fellow officers were able to move him away and extract themselves from the scene.

Police are in negotiations with the gunman, who fled the vehicle into nearby bushland.

While neighbours reported hearing what sounded like machine-gun fire, police did not confirm details about the weapon.

Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart described the situation as an “active scene” and said the gunman was considered to be “at large”.

“Obviously we want to resolve this situation as peacefully as humanly possible,” he said.

Officers from the Special Emergency Response Team have arrived at the scene and a huge area has been locked down around Seventeen Mile, 115km west of Brisbane.

Gatton resident Kyal Pennell told news.com.au that he heard the first shots, which sounded like machine-gun fire, about 2.30pm and then a police siren for about 15 minutes.

“Then there was basically gunfire every 10 to 15 minutes from about 2.45pm through to 4.30pm,” he said.

“It was pretty scary, I wasn’t sure what to think, I wasn’t sure what was going on and I couldn’t see anything. I was only hoping it wasn’t getting any closer.”

Mr Pennell said he was eventually evacuated about 5.30pm and was now staying at a hotel with his family as police continued to hunt for the shooter.

Snr Const Forte was part of Toowoomba’s Tactical Crime Squad and worked with Queensland Police for about 15 years.

“My thoughts are with the family, friends and colleagues … along with millions of Queenslanders, I pay tribute to his service,” Mr Ryan said in his tribute.

“He will never be forgotten.

“With honour, he served.”

There were also unconfirmed reports shots were fired at a police helicopter, which was forced to land for its own safety.

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Police have urged nearby residents to remain inside as they try to locate the gunman.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman earlier confirmed paramedics had been called to the scene to treat two people, one with critical injuries, however only one was transported to hospital.

One person was taken to nearby Toowoomba Hospital with shortness of breath.

http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/crime/cop-shot-in-regional-queensland/news-story/0b523c3fda652de3154dd6127ecc0885

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On a country road in the rural Locker Valley is where a police pursuit came to a bloody and abrupt end.

Some residents have recorded the moment a gunman opened fire on police with a semi-automatic weapon.

It’s understood Senior Constable Brett Forte and his partner had pulled over wanted man Rick Maddison on Waller Street just after 2pm on Monday when the fugitive began shooting their patrol car.

It’s believed it rolled down an embankment during the gunfire.

The Toowoomba tactical crime officer was critically injured.

Details aren’t clear but it’s understood police had tried to return fire.

Those nearby attempted CPR however his injuries were too severe.

Police say the shooter then fled in a vehicle and then on foot.

An exclusion zone was set up across several hectares streets locked down and residents told to stay inside.

“I looked out the window, couldn’t see nothing but I could hear sirens then all of a sudden like 6 or 7 short bursts of a machine gun,” Kyal Pennell a neighbour told 7 News.

PolAir assisted from above until Maddison opened fire on the police helicopter.

“I haven’t heard police fire for about 25 minutes, half an hour, but the machine gun every five or then minutes he’s letting off like quick bursts,” Pennell continued.

It’s understood the man was wanted over a series of serious crimes – including torture.

He was being pursued at the time by Senior Constable Brett Forte, a married father of two and the son of a highly regarded retired police officer.

The tragedy comes on the anniversary of the shootings of detective senior constable Damien Leading and former deputy Commissioner Ross Barnett.

Queensland Police have requested locals avoid Wallers, Forestry, Ringwood, and Fords Rds near Seventeen Mile.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/35683499/police-officer-shot-dead-in-queenslands-lockyer-valley/#page1

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Brisbane Times on 28 March 2018, 6:30pm

When thousands of mourners had filed away, as slain Queensland policeman Brett Forte’s family stood by his grave for a private service, a woman approached them.

“Brett saved my life,” she said.

It’s one of many memories that make Stuart Forte proud as he struggles to come to terms with the killing that tore his family apart 10 months ago to the day.

When Senior Constable Brett Forte is posthumously awarded a Commendation for Brave Conduct on Thursday, it will be “lovely”, a fitting recognition of his sacrifice.

But it won’t stop Stuart Forte breaking down when he tries to pick out a photo to go up on the wall from his son’s wedding to still-distraught fellow officer Susan, a tribute that’s been a work-in-progress for months.

Those four officers risked their lives deep in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, on the afternoon of May 29, as a cop killer sprayed them with bullets from an automatic rifle.

On Thursday, they will be among 34 Bravery Medal recipients to be honoured in this year’s Australian Bravery Awards, a federal tradition dating back to 1975.

“It’s hard to answer because we still feel the tragedy of it,” former cop Stuart Forte said.

“It’s had a huge impact on the family and everything and it’s lovely to hear when these things are going to happen and everything.

“Because it’s a recognition of the sacrifice that he made and what sort of person he was and the heroic things that went on by the other officers there trying to save him.”

On May 29 last year, Gatton officer Senior Constable Barlow heard the message over the radio that officers Forte and Nielsen had spotted wanted criminal Ricky Maddison’s ute and begun following him.

Immediately after the shooting, police believed Maddison had deliberately lured the officers back to “his territory”, after calling from a telephone box in Toowoomba and challenging officers to find him.

The repeat offender had been convicted of assault and charged with torture at one point and had a “grievance” with the Toowoomba Tactical Crime Squad, according to police.

By the time Maddison had driven down the hill from Toowoomba, the crew from Gatton and another from Helidon had joined in.

He avoided road spikes before driving off the edge of the highway, eventually ending up on Wallers Road, where he seemed to lie in wait for the first car to come over the hill.

Senior Constable Barlow heard the shots first, before the Helidon crew started reversing back over the rise and Senior Constable Nielsen shouted for help over the radio.

Confronted with such a heavily armed offender, Senior Constables Hill and Barlow and Constable Poulton knew their cars would be too large a target, so ran along a driveway up to the scrub and down the hill to rescue their colleagues.

“It was daunting,” Senior Constable Barlow said.

“At first when we got out of the car, our training kicked in.

“ … When we got to the actual scene, the police vehicle was on its side. The siren was blaring out.

“It was quite overwhelming but, as I say, we knew what we had to do.”

All the while Senior Constable Nielsen was firing back at Maddison with nothing but her police service handgun.

When the other three arrived, Constable Poulton laid down cover fire as officers Nielsen and Barlow kicked in the window to rescue their dying colleague.

Despite the gunfire, Senior Constable Barlow started first aid, before Constable Poulton raced away from the area in a squad car with Senior Constable Forte on board, according to the bravery citation.

“We didn’t know where he was but we could certainly hear machinegun fire,” Senior Constable Barlow said.

“We didn’t know whether he had us in his sights or what he was doing.”

Realising they were outgunned, officers Barlow, Nielsen and Hill retreated once the car was safely away.

Ten months on, the extended Forte family will gather in Narangba for Easter, where Stuart promises there will be a massive Easter egg hunt as Brett loved it last year.

The 2018 awards will also recognise with the Star of Courage slain Lindt Cafe manager Tori Johnson for his role in calming the gunman in the December 2014 Sydney siege, and NSW man Antonio Rokov, who died saving the life of a 14-year-old boy in a skydiving accident.

Also in Queensland, 65-year-old Norman Olsen will be posthumously awarded a Bravery Medal for freeing a woman from her partner’s assault in Toowoomba, on February 22, 2016.

The woman was able to run from the scene, but Mr Olsen was punched in the head and fell backwards, fatally striking his head on the footpath.

Several other Queenslanders, both in and out of the emergency services, will be recognised with a Commendation for Brave Conduct.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/bravery-awards-for-police-who-tried-to-save-fellow-officer-s-life-20180328-p4z6rg.html

Christopher McKENNA

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New South Wales Police Force

Regd. #   ????

Rank:  Constable

Stations:  Sydney Water Police

Service:  From  ? ? ?  to  9 December 1848 = 6 years Service

Awards:  ?

Born:  ? ? 1826?

Died on:  Saturday  9 December 1848

Age:  about 22?

Cause:  Drowned off Police Schooner ‘ Satellite ‘

Event location:   South West shore of Bradley’s Head, Sydney Harbour

Event date:  Saturday  9 December 1848

Drowned body located on Sunday  10 December 1848

Funeral date:  ? ? ?

Funeral location:  Devonshire St Cemetery,  Roman Catholic Section  Row:  1889   Cemetery Plot U-P

Buried at:  ?

 Memorial located at:  ?

Three Constables of the Sydney Water Police drowned in this ‘on duty’ event on the 9 December 1848.

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Kenneth Francis RICH

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Victoria Police Force

Regd. #  22376

Rank:  Sergeant

Stations: ?, Berwick, Narre Warren ( 25 years ) – death

Service:  From  ? ? 1980  to  14 April 2017 = 37 years Service

Awards:  National Medal – granted  26 March 1998

Born:  ? ? 1962

Died on:  Friday  14 April 2017

Age:  55

Cause:  Motor Vehicle Collision – Push Bike rider

Event location:   Princes Hwy near Dore Rd, Pakenham, Victoria

Event date:   Friday  14 April 2017

Funeral date:  Wednesday  26 April 2017 at noon

Funeral location:  Victoria Police Academy, Glen Waverley

Buried at:  Gembrook Cemetery,

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A heartbroken relative of an off-duty police officer who was hit by a ute while cycling with his daughter in Melbourne’s south-east on Good Friday says his family were “his world” and he was on the cusp of retiring when he was killed.

The pair was riding east on the Princes Highway, near Dore Road, at Pakenham when the officer, Sergeant Ken Rich, was hit by a Toyota Hilux ute about 8.50am.

Sergeant Rich’s daughter cared for him at the scene until an ambulance arrived.

Paramedics worked on him for about an hour, but he died at the scene.

His devastated cousin Sue Dickson said the father-of-five loved nothing more than spending time with his wife Kerry and their adult children Samantha, Charlene, Jacinta, Crystal and Brandon.

“His kids were his world,” Ms Dickson said.

“He was involved in all their activities as they were growing up and coached many kids in the Pakenham area.”

“He was a real family man and loved being at home with his wife and kids.”

Ms Dickson said she’d grown up with Sergeant Rich and the pair remained close, sharing every birthday together.

“We were born two days apart,” she said.

“Our mothers are identical twins so we grew up together (and we) saw each other almost every day.”

Ms Dickson said the devoted father and police officer had confided in her recently about the increasing pressures of his work and his desire to retire soon.

“The last few real conversations I had with him made me realise how much the police force got him down,” she said.

“He hated the youth suicide problem and the fact that many young people were not growing up in a loving family environment any more.”

By others that knew him, Sergeant Rich was remembered as a “real personality” and a highly regarded law enforcement officer .

“He was out enjoying Good Friday with his family as most people are across the country,” Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill said.

Sergeant Rich, had only taken up cycling in recent years.

“The family is heartbroken. They are dealing with the loss of a husband and a father,” Mr Hill said.

The officer had been in the force since 1980 and worked at the Narre Warren police station for 25 years.

Sergeant Rich was in “the twilight of his policing career” and “looking forward to retirement, looking forward to spending time with his wife and children … looking forward to travel and all of those things on our bucket list when we come to the end of our careers,” Mr Hill said.

His colleagues were devastated at the tragic news.

“They have lost one of their members, one of their leaders, their friend,” Mr Hill said.

“He was certainly well respected and well regarded … a member that was full of life, affable, a real personality around our police station.”.

“Road trauma; it doesn’t discriminate.”

Sergeant Rich’s friends and acquaintances have left tributes on social media for him.

“A good man lost his life today,” Simon Yeo said.

“Ken was swimming coach to our boys and President of the Cardinia Piranhas Swim Club. RIP.”

Mandy Yeo wrote: “RIP Ken our thoughts with you and your family.”

Angie King described him as a “wonderful man, brave, kind”.

“Rest in peace, Ken Rich,” she said.

“Thank you.”

The officer and his daughter were cycling east, on the shoulder of the highway in a 100km/h zone.

The ute was also travelling east when it struck the officer, police said.

It has been reported the ute was trying to overtake the cyclists, when the side mirror of the vehicle hit Sergeant Rich.

The driver of the ute, a 58-year-old man from Pakenham, was not injured. He stayed at the scene and was assisting police with their inquiries.

Major collision investigation unit detectives are working to determine the cause of the crash.

Secretary of the Victorian Police Association, Sergeant Wayne Gatt sent his condolences to the officer’s family.

“Earlier today, we learnt that one of our members was tragically killed in a road accident,” he said.

“For the member’s family, friends and close policing colleagues, the Easter period will now always be tinged with sadness. Our prayers and condolences are with them all, at this very difficult time.”

Anyone who witnessed the crash or has any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/his-kids-were-his-world-family-of-veteran-police-officer-ken-rich-killed-in-bike-crash-share-grief-20170415-gvlgme.html

 

Catherine Wall RIP Sergeant Ken Rich & condolences to his wife & family & his daughter who was there, May God bless & protect her & also the driver of the car from the little I have heard it WAS an accident & I can only “imagine” the agonies this poor man is going through & will continue to endure, so sad .

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Daniel Gabriel Yet a couple weeks ago the Victorian government announced that it has no immediate plans to introduce a minimum passing distance law for vehicles overtaking cyclists despite other states bringing it in. RIP

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Rose Nelanj RIP Sgt RICH. A stalwart man if ever there was one. I am fairly sure the world stopped turning for just a second when you left it behind. May you watch over us now from a better place, where peace and kindness rein. Loving thoughts and prayers for your family Ken and for your brave and loving daughter, who was by your side.

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Bruce Rigoni Very sad, a great man. I worked with Ken at Narre Warren

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Denisse Budding It is time to rest, you have done your community, family and your peers proud. God Bless

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RICH, Sergeant Ken

RICH Sergeant Ken Rich

Taken too soon

Husband and soul mate to his loving wife Kerry.

Devoted and loving Dad to Samantha, Charlene, Jacinta, Crystal and Brandon.

Cherished Memories Forever

In Our Hearts x

xxxxx

For Funeral details please see a later Herald Sun, or contact: Nielsen Funerals 5623 2771

www. nielsenfunerals. com. au

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Published in Herald Sun on 19/04/2017

RICH. Sergeant Kenneth. 22376

Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill on behalf of all staff within Victoria Police Southern Metro Region express heartfelt condolences and offer our deepest sympathy to the family on the tragic passing of our much respected colleague and valued friend.

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RICH. Ken.

Sending love and thoughts to Kerrie and family.

We will remember Ken as a caring and kind nephew and cousin.

Carty-Salmon family.

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RICH. Ken.

Taken too soon Apr. 14, 2017

Valued workmate and friend for 20 years.

The Sergeant’s office at Narre Warren has lost a favourite son.

Deepest sympathy to Kerry and family.

Rest in Peace, Mate.

Rod and Elaine Threlfall.

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RICH. Ken. The President, Executive and Members of The Police Association mourn the passing of Sergeant Rich and extend their deepest sympathy to his family.

At Rest

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RICH Sergeant Kenneth Rich

Our dearest Ken, we have always thought of you as a son. Thank you for the love and care you have always given to all the family.

“How we will miss you”

Love always Doug (dec. ) and Nan. xo

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Published in Herald Sun on 19/04/2017

RICH. Kenneth Francis. Sergeant 22376

The Chief Commissioner, Officers, Employees of Victoria Police Force regret the tragic death of their colleague and offer their deepest sympathy to his family.

Obituaries

Published in Herald Sun on 19/04/2017

Warren John MATHESON

Late of  Reynella, S.A.

South Australia Police Force

Regd. #  ?

Rank:  Constable

Stations:  Darlington, Glenelg & Christies Beach

Service:  From  20 June 1974  to  29 March 1982  = 7+ years Service

Awards:  No find on It’s An Honour

Born:  6 June 1957

Died on:  29 March 1982

Age:  24

Cause:  Motor Vehicle Collision – Driver – Urgent Duty

Event location:  Tapleys Hill Rd, Glenelg North

Funeral date:  1 April 1982

Funeral location:  Mt Gambier, S.A.

Buried at:  Carinya Gardens Cemetery, Mt Gambier

 Memorial located at:  ?

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Matthew John PAYNE

Late of  Rendelsham

South Australia Police Force

Regd. #  ?

Rank:  Constable

Stations:  ?

Service:  From  ?  ?  ?  to  29 March 1982 = ? years Service

Awards:  No find on It’s An Honour

Born: ? ? ?

Died on:  29 March 1982

Age:  22

Cause:  Motor Vehicle Collision – Drive – Urgent Duty

Event location:  Tapleys Hill Rd, Glenelg North

Funeral date:  ? ? ?

Funeral location:  ?

Buried at:  Rendelsham – near Millicent

 Memorial located at:  ?

MATTHEW is mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance

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Patrick Francis CURTIN

Late of

Victoria Police Force

Regd. #  1564

Rank:  Trooper / Mounted Constable

Stations:  ?, Euroa Police Station

Service:  From  17 June 1859  to  28 May 1872 = 12+ years Service

Previous member of the Irish Constabulary

Awards:  No find on It’s An Honour

Victoria Police Star – awarded 22 March 2017

Born:  17 March 1836 in Faithlegg, Waterford, Ireland

Died on:  28 May 1872 near Violet Town, Victoria

Age:  36

Cause:  Horse riding incident – whilst in a wagonette – see article below

Event location:   Violet Town to Euroa Rd, Victoria

Funeral date:  ? ? ?

Funeral location:  ?

Buried at:  Euroa Public Cemetery, Hume Fwy

Roman Catholic – Section A

 Memorial located at:  ?

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Patrick J. CURTIN

Late of

Queensland Police Force

Regd. #  ?

Rank:  Constable

Stations:  ?, Rockhampton, Mount Morgan, Central Division, Charleville – Death

Service:  From  ?  ?  ?  to  10 July 1891 = ? years Service

Awards:  No find on It’s An Honour

Born:  ? ? ?

Died on:  10 July 1891

Age:  ?

Cause:  Horse riding accident

Event location:   Adavale, Qld

Funeral date:  ? ? ?

Funeral location:  ?

Buried at:  ?

 Memorial located at:  ?

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Simon David DE WINNE 

Victoria Police Force

Regd. #   27590

Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 19 July 1989

Senior Constable – appointed 9 December 1996

Stations:  D 24 General Duties, Traffic Operations Group – Melbourne Metro,

Benalla General Duties, Benalla Traffic Management Unit from 10 November 1997 – Death

Service:  From  13 March 1989  to  26 December 1998 = 8+ years Service

Awards: Victoria Police Star – posthumously in 2007. Presented to his sister – SenCon Megan De Winne.

No find on It’s An Honour

Born:  ? ? 1969

Died on:  Saturday  26 December 1998 about 9.35am

Age:  29

Cause:  Motor Vehicle Accident – Driver – Urgent Duty -v- Tree

Event location:  Midland Hwy, Yin Barun, near Swanpool, Victoria

Funeral date:  ?

Funeral location:  ?

Buried at:   Cremated

 Memorial at:  1/  Benalla Police Station Memorial Garden

2/  Simon de Winne Urgent Care Centre at Benalla Hospital

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At 9.35 a.m. on Saturday, 26th December 1998, Senior Constable De Winne was travelling south along the Midland Highway, near Swanpool, intending to intercept a vehicle for a traffic offence. He lost control of his vehicle and collided with a tree, killing him instantly.

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Simon David De Winne joined Victoria Police on 13th March 1989 and was sworn in at a graduation ceremony on 19th July 1989. Simon worked on General Duties, D.24 and the Traffic Operations Group in metropolitan Melbourne before transferring to Benalla General Duties where he was promoted to Senior Constable on 9th December 1996. Senior Constable De Winne then transferred to the Benalla Traffic Management Unit on 10th November 1997.
On Saturday, 26 December 1998, Senior Constable Simon De Winne died on duty when his patrol vehicle collided with a tree on the Midland Highway, 15 kms south of Benalla.
The Victoria Police Star was posthumously awarded to Senior Constable Simon De Winne at graduation ceremony in 2007. The award was presented to Senior Constable De Winne’s sister, Senior Constable Megan De Winne.

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Senior Constable Simon David De Winne died doing what he loved.
It was 9.35am on Boxing Day, 1998. It was wet and miserable, but Sen Const De Winne was out on our roads working while most of us were at home recovering from an indulgent Christmas feast.
Sen Constable De Winne was in pursuit of a speeding motorcyclist on the Midland Hwy near Swanpool when he was forced to terminate the pursuit as it had turned dangerous. But as he was slowing down, his patrol car slid off the road, slammed into a tree and killed the 29-year-old instantly.
Almost 15 years on, his brother Nick De Winne said the memories of his best mate were still so vivid and the pain of his tragic and unexpected death still so raw.
As Victorians prepare to remember our 131 fallen officers with National Police Remembrance Day on September 29, Nick paid tribute to the work of his brother and his colleagues.
“Simon was the type of guy who just made the best of every day, he loved life and loved being a police officer,” Nick said.
“I appreciate the work of our police more now, they deal with a lot of ferals every day,” he said. “I definitely do respect them (the police) a whole lot more.”
Nick said his brother’s zest for life continued to be an inspiration.
“Simon lived life to the full and he was just a bag of fun to be around,” he said.
Nick said for Simon joining the police force was his lifelong dream.
“He was like a father figure to us; we grew up without dad so he took me under his wing,” Nick said.
“It is shocking, nothing ever replaces it and no matter what I do I won’t be able to see him or hear him again and that’s the hardest thing.”
Sen Const De Winne joined the Victorian Police on March 13, 1989 and was sworn in at a graduation ceremony in July that year.
Like all officers, Sen Const De Winne began his career at the frontline of the force, in general duties in Melbourne before driving his passion into highway patrol.
But when country life took over, Sen Const De Winne transferred to Benalla Police Station where he accepted a general duties position before securing another highway patrol berth.
Sen Const De Winne didn’t just inspire his brother Nick or other brother Byron, he also encouraged his sister Megan to pursue a career within the force.
Megan De Winne is a police officer in Melbourne and has often starred on the television show Highway Patrol.
“Megan failed the first time but after Simon was killed she had more determination than ever to do it and she did,” Nick said.
His legacy continues to live on through Nick and his two mates from the station, Senior Constables Paul Bronsgeest and Richard Cameron.
“I guess I wonder why people speed, why they do it — I ask myself that all the time,” Nick said.
“It’s unnecessary and it’s not cool and it causes trauma. What our family has gone through I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy.”
National Police Remembrance Day is on September 29.
Benalla Police will host a ceremony at the station on September 28 from 9.20am. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

– By Meg Pigram, Sept 13, 2012, mmg.com.au

Video – Remembering the Fallen of the Victoria Police

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104004988

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The Simon de Winne Urgent Care Centre at Benalla Hospital commemorate Senior Constable Simon de Winne who was killed in the line of duty on December 26, 1998. The Simon De Winne Urgent Care Centre was opened on Wednesday 14th July 2011 by members of the Simon De Winne family.

Senior Constable  De Winne was in pursuit of a speeding motorcyclist on the Midland Highway near Swanpool when he was forced to terminate the pursuit as it had turned dangerous. As he was slowing down, his patrol car slid off the road, slammed into a tree and killed the 29-year-old instantly.  Senior Constable De Winne was a member of the Benalla Traffic Management Unit.

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The Urgent Health Care Unit at Benalla Health was officially dedicated as a Police Memorial in memory of Senior Constable Simon De Winne, (27590) by Mr William Noonan, OAM Chairman, Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation on Thursday, 10th May 2012

Location of Urgent Care Centre:  45 – 53 Coster Street, Simon de Winne Urgent Care Centre, Benalla Hospital, Benalla, 3672

http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/government—state/display/98444-senior-constable-simon-de-winne-

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The Simon de Winne Urgent Care Centre at Benalla Hospital commemorate Senior Constable Simon de Winne who was killed in the line of duty on December 26, 1998. The Simon De Winne Urgent Care Centre was opened on Wednesday 14th July 2011 by members of the Simon De Winne family. Senior Constable De Winne was in pursuit of a speeding motorcyclist on the Midland Highway near Swanpool when he was forced to terminate the pursuit as it had turned dangerous. As he was slowing down, his patrol car slid off the road, slammed into a tree and killed the 29-year-old instantly. Senior Constable De Winne was a member of the Benalla Traffic Management Unit.

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Ann’s presence still being felt

THERE couldn’t be a more appropriate way of paying tribute to Sen-Constable Ann Brimblecombe than what was unveiled yesterday.

The Wangaratta police officer died in 2006 while on duty after her car veered off the road when travelling to Mitta to give school children a bicycle safety lecture.

Children’s safety was close to her heart and it’s because of her that the Wangaratta Hospital’s paediatric unit has now become a safer place.

In tribute to Sen-Constable Brimblecombe, the unit received a $30,000 donation from the police Blue Ribbon Foundation for security doors and a refurbishment to their baby room.

Jennifer Brimblecombe said her daughter didn’t like a fuss being made over her.

“She’d be thrilled to bits for the honour but she was just very happy doing her work, hoping it would stick with all the children as they grew up,” she said.

“You can’t get around the fact she’s not here but at least her work is being carried on.”

Sen-Constable Brimblecombe’s passion for educating stemmed from her original ambition to become a schoolteacher.

“She actually couldn’t get a job when she finished a teaching course. She tried very hard for a while then the next thing we knew she applied for the police force,” Mrs Brimblecombe said.

Soon after she was offered a position to teach, but instead chose the police force.

“She was a very dedicated girl. When she decided she wanted to do something that was her focus completely,” Mrs Brimblecombe said.

Unveiling the plaques to commemorate the memorial was one of the last tasks for deputy police commissioner Kieran Walshe, who will retire after 44 years of service on July 1.

He said the Victorian police force was often described as having “a ringside seat at the greatest show on earth” but it still had its lows.

“When you are in a position of authority and leadership and you hear of these things, like what happened to Ann Brimblecombe and others, they’re lowlights in the organisation,” he said.

“But when you think of the Ann Brimblecombe paediatric rooms, it just really epitomises what Ann was about.”

Funding for the urgent care unit at Benalla Hospital was also revealed in memory of Sen-Constable Simon De Winne, who died in 1998 after colliding with a tree while trying to pull a car over for a traffic offence.

http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/6387/anns-presence-still-being-felt/

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Ann Jane BRIMBLECOMBE

Victorian Police Force

aka  Senior Ann

Regd. #   21795

Rank:  Senior Constable – appointed in ? ? 1985

Stations:  Force Reserve – Russell Street,  Kew,

Russell St police women’s Division ( 1981 ), Community Police Squad ( Melbournes’ East ),

Force Reserve – Russell St ( 1993 ), Wangaratta ( 1995 – 16 August 2006 ) – Death

Service:  From  ? ? 1979  to 16 August 2006 = 27 years Service

Awards:  National Medal – granted 26 March 1998

April 2006 – received a Community Service award from Wangaratta Council

Born:  8 December 1957

Died on:  Wednesday  16/08/2006

Age:  49

Cause:  Single Motor Vehicle Collision -v- tree – Driver – Non Urgent Duty in fog

Event location:  Omeo Hwy ( Larsens Cutting ) about 2.5 kms south of Eskdale

Funeral date:  21 August 2006

Funeral location:  Holy Trinity Cathedral, Wangaratta

Buried at:  Eldorado Cemetery, Eldorado, Victoria

Memorial:  1/ Ann Brimblecombe Memorial Award – School Road Safety

2/ Ann Brimblecombe paediatric rooms at Wangaratta Hospital’s paediatric unit

Memorial at:  Wangaratta Police station, 21 Handley St – Commemorative plaque

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Ann Brimblecombe’s life was one well spent with almost 1000 mourners turning out to Wangaratta’s Holy Trinity Cathedral yesterday to bid the Victorian policewoman farewell.
Killed in a car accident at Larsens Cutting near Eskdale, last Wednesday, Sen-Constable Brimblecombe was known about the North East for her work in schools as a bicycle education officer.
The service, conducted with full police honours, reflected her jovial nature, her sense of community and voluntaryism and most of all, her strong relationship with the region’s children.
Her older brother, Peter Brimblecombe spoke of her love for sport, the Geelong Football Club, her idol Gary Ablett and of the North East as her “spiritual home”.
“After graduating from Chadstone College, she attended teachers’ college at Bendigo and after getting her degree there were no primary teaching jobs available,” he said.
“It was then she made the decision to join the Victoria Police.”
Mr Brimblecombe said his sister had eight nephews and nieces and remembered all their birthdays, was highly active in the Wangaratta bowls club, and taught adult literacy.
“Her other great loves were dogs and chocolate,” he said.
“She was old fashioned, quirky, bright and bubbly, she had a daggy sense of humour.
“Ann was a one and only.”
The service was attended by Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Christine Nixon and Victorian Police Minister Tim Holding.
Most knew her as Senior Ann, and pupils of Wangaratta West, Chisholm St Primary, Wangaratta Primary, Cathedral College, St Monica’s Primary in Wodonga, St Patrick’s at Wangaratta, Moyhu Primary, Everton Primary, Wangaratta West, Yarrunga, Appin Park Primary and Bright P-12 College formed a guard of honour.
Wangaratta Primary teacher David Capper paid tribute.
“She had a terrific sense of humour, she used to make the kids do her Prince Philip walk and make them say ‘just like Senior Ann’ whenever she taught them anything,” he said.
Beth Hutchinson, of Beechworth, said her daughter India-Rose, 11, taught by Senior Ann, had asked to attend the service.
“She really got through to the kids, we were ever so grateful — she’s such a loss to the community,” Ms Hutchinson said.

– By Riccarda Burley, August 22, 2006

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Ann Brimblecombe’s students teach police a thing or too

A COMPETITION designed to give children safety awareness is teaching Victoria Police a thing or two, too.

This year’s Ann Brimblecombe Memorial Award was launched yesterday at Wooragee Primary School, the winner of last year’s safety awareness competition.

The award, in its 7th year, commemorates Sen-Constable Ann Brimblecombe, the North East’s road safety in schools officer, killed in a car accident in 2006.

She was the state’s only such officer and there hasn’t been another in the North East since.

Her memory lives on through this competition, which involves North East and Albury pupils creating posters with safety messages.

Sgt Michael Connors, of Wangaratta highway patrol, encouraged children to talk about all aspects of safety.

He said their observations gave police greater insights and were often “completely different to what the police are thinking”.

“I can’t stress enough how important that is. You couldn’t gauge how many kids have been saved by Ann Brimblecombe’s message,” he said.

Wooragee’s winning entry focused on stranger danger. Other themes were cyber-bullying, kitchen safety and phoning while driving.

The winning school receives $2000 from WAW Credit Union.

Wooragee Primary School principal Christine Varker said the children were already brain-storming ideas.

She said the competition had changed how pupils thought about safety and they “now talk about much broader issues than just road safety.”

The school will spend its prize money on building a chicken coop.

“They’ve even considered the safety of the chickens,” Ms Varker said.

“They’ve ensured it will be fox and wedge-tail eagle-proof.”

http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/1643056/ann-brimblecombes-students-teach-police-a-thing-or-too/

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THERE couldn’t be a more appropriate way of paying tribute to Sen-Constable Ann Brimblecombe than what was unveiled yesterday.

The Wangaratta police officer died in 2006 while on duty after her car veered off the road when travelling to Mitta to give school children a bicycle safety lecture.

Children’s safety was close to her heart and it’s because of her that the Wangaratta Hospital’s paediatric unit has now become a safer place.

In tribute to Sen-Constable Brimblecombe, the unit received a $30,000 donation from the police Blue Ribbon Foundation for security doors and a refurbishment to their baby room.

Jennifer Brimblecombe said her daughter didn’t like a fuss being made over her.

“She’d be thrilled to bits for the honour but she was just very happy doing her work, hoping it would stick with all the children as they grew up,” she said.

“You can’t get around the fact she’s not here but at least her work is being carried on.”

Sen-Constable Brimblecombe’s passion for educating stemmed from her original ambition to become a schoolteacher.

“She actually couldn’t get a job when she finished a teaching course. She tried very hard for a while then the next thing we knew she applied for the police force,” Mrs Brimblecombe said.

Soon after she was offered a position to teach, but instead chose the police force.

“She was a very dedicated girl. When she decided she wanted to do something that was her focus completely,” Mrs Brimblecombe said.

Unveiling the plaques to commemorate the memorial was one of the last tasks for deputy police commissioner Kieran Walshe, who will retire after 44 years of service on July 1.

He said the Victorian police force was often described as having “a ringside seat at the greatest show on earth” but it still had its lows.

“When you are in a position of authority and leadership and you hear of these things, like what happened to Ann Brimblecombe and others, they’re lowlights in the organisation,” he said.

“But when you think of the Ann Brimblecombe paediatric rooms, it just really epitomises what Ann was about.”

Funding for the urgent care unit at Benalla Hospital was also revealed in memory of Sen-Constable Simon De Winne, who died in 1998 after colliding with a tree while trying to pull a car over for a traffic offence.

http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/6387/anns-presence-still-being-felt/

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Traffic award honours memory of local officer

Release date: Tue 17 July 2007

Last updated: Tue 17 July 2007

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Dedicated policewoman killed in crash

 Phillip Gordon FLEMING

Victoria Police Force

Police Academy Squad 11 of 1967

Regd. #   15731

Rank:  Commenced training – 10 October 1967

Probationary Constable – appointed  4 March 1968

Stations:  Russell St, Flemington, Collingwood ( June 1969 )

Service:  From  10 October 1967  to  19 February 1971 = 3+ years Service

Awards:  Victoria Police Star – granted on 5 April 2007 ( posthumously )

Born:  31 January 1949 at Creswick Hospital, Victoria.

Died on:  Friday  19 February 1971

Age:  22

Cause:  Motor Vehicle accident – passenger – front seat

Funeral date:  ?

Funeral location:  ?

Buried at:  ?

 Memorial at:  Frankston Hospitil, Hybrid Interventional Theatre, Peninsula Health, Frankston, Victoria

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About 5.40am on Friday 19 February 1971, Constable Fleming was the observer in a police divisional van travelling along the Boulevard, Kew, when the vehicle ran off the road, crashed through a fence and plunged down an embankment.  Fleming received massive head injuries and died instantly.

He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Police Star on the 5 April 2007.

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Crash helps me understand road trauma: Walshe

Updated 11 May 2011, 4:27pm

Victoria’s top road safety policeman, Kieran Walshe says a fatal crash he was involved in 40 years ago puts him in a better position to understand road trauma.

Constable Phillip Fleming was killed when a police van driven by Kieran Walshe crashed in Kew, in February 1971.

Deputy Commissioner Walshe has spoken publicly about the crash for the first time, ahead of the launch of the international decade of action for road safety.

He has rejected allegations he was driving inappropriately and has told ABC Local Radio, he is able to do his job well, because of his experience.

“I live with it, I deal with it. I think it makes me a better position to understand what other people endure when they experience and go through road trauma,” he said.

“I think it helps me be a little bit more passionate about the message that I need to make sure I give to the community of Victoria.”

He has spoken out because of questions from former officers about his ability to do his job.

“Obviously, for some reason, someone wants to challenge my reputation, or challenge my credibility to do my job,” he said.

“I dispute that. I think that I’ve done my job and continue to do my job very well and you never get over these things.”

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-05-11/crash-helps-me-understand-road-trauma-walshe/2713054

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Senior Victoria Police in more controversy

Liz Hobday reported this story on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 18:30:00

MARK COLVIN: There’s been more controversy around senior figures in Victoria Police today, with revelations that the state’s top traffic cop was the driver in a fatal car crash in Melbourne 40 years ago.

The facts of the accident have resurfaced, just days after the State Government ordered an independent inquiry into the upper echelons of police.

Liz Hobday reports.

LIZ HOBDAY: Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe was driving a police wagon at a notorious accident spot on Kew Boulevard in 1971, when he lost control of his vehicle. The van ran off the road and plunged down an embankment, killing his passenger and good friend 22-year-old constable Phillip Fleming.

Kieran Walshe was 19 at the time, and says he woke up in hospital.

KIERAN WALSHE: I have no actual recollection of what took place at the time the vehicle left the road.

LIZ HOBDAY: A coronial inquest delivered an open finding.

KIERAN WALSHE: There has been a thorough investigation. There is no evidence to implicate or any impropriety in the way I drove the vehicle.

LIZ HOBDAY: The revelations emerged in the Herald Sun this morning, two days after the Victorian Government ordered an inquiry into the actions of those at the top of the force, after a string of controversies.

Kieran Walshe says he doesn’t know who told the newspaper about the crash, or why.

KIERAN WALSHE: I don’t know what their motivations are. All I can say is that I can only assume there’s some endeavour by somebody to discredit me.

LIZ HOBDAY: Kieran Walshe says he didn’t tell Chief Commissioner Simon Overland about the crash when he got the job of deputy commissioner, regional and road policing.

KIERAN WALSHE: Simon Overland has only been in Victoria Police for a little over eight years, nine years. It wasn’t something that I thought it was necessary to go and say to him. This happened 40 years ago.

LIZ HOBDAY: The Police Association’s Greg Davies says the latest story won’t affect morale; the problem is more the numerous inquiries now underway.

GREG DAVIES: Well we’ve got obviously at least three inquiries running at the moment into the police force, we’ve got turmoil at the top levels, that has to have a cascading effect to other levels of senior management, down all the way to the youngest constable.

LIZ HOBDAY: And he says retired officers could be behind the latest story.

GREG DAVIES: As far as who might be behind it, well we can only speculate. I’d be more inclined to think it would be a retired police officer than a current serving one.

LIZ HOBDAY: The latest inquiry into senior management at Victoria Police, is expected to report to Government within six months.

MARK COLVIN: Liz Hobday.

http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3214226.htm