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Mark HUNT, former Detective from Albury Police Station, who resigned in 1999, passed away this past weekend.
Rest In Peace ” Hunter “.
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Location of Church Service:
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Robert RILEY
| 25/11/2014
Robert RILEY
aka Roo
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # ?????
Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed ???
Final Rank: Constable 1st Class
Stations: Taree, Coffs Harbour G.D’s.,
Born: ? ? ?
Died around 1995 – 2000
Cause: Suicide – Service revolver at his home address
Funeral date: ?
Funeral location: ?
Buried / Cremated location: ?
[alert_red]Robert is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance[/alert_red]
FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS MEMBER.
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iv. ROBERT RILEY
Constable lst Class Riley was stationed at Taree and was being investigated over allegations involving sexual assault. Riley committed suicide with his service revolver before he was interviewed over his involvement in the alleged offence.
Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 26 June 1987
Constable – appointed 26 June 1988
Senior Constable
Discharged in 2000
Stations: Blacktown, Merrylands, Parramatta HWP, possibly attached to K District HWP
Service: From? ? pre June 1987 to 15 July 2001 = 14+ years Service
Awards: No find on It’s An Honour
Born: 1 August 1959
Died: 15 July 2001
Cause: Suicide – carbon monoxide ( car fumes ) at Lower Portland Cemetery
( left a suicide note about how ” the job ” took him. )
Age: 41
Funeral date: ?
Funeral location: ?
Memorial location 1: Lower Portland General Cemetery, Lower Portland, NSW ( location of death )
Other Denominations section, Row 1, Plot 2
Grave location 1:
Pinegrove Memorial Park
Location:Peace Rose Gardens
Section:Rose Garden
Lot:Right 23 ( Pinegrove Memorial Pk have Lot: Right 37 )
Lat/Lng: -33.78903, 150.84660
FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ON THIS MEMBER.
Craig is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance* BUT SHOULD BE
Memorial marker as the place of death of Craigh HUGHES, Lower Portland General Cemetery, Lower Portland, NSW Other Denominations section Row 1 plot Craig HUGHES 21.8.59 – 15.7.01
Memorial marker as the place of death of Craigh HUGHES, Lower Portland General Cemetery, Lower Portland, NSW
Photo taken on 19 February 2015 by Jo Barnes
Craig Hughes 1.8.59 – 15.7.01
Photo taken on 19 February 2015 by Jo Barnes
Craig HUGHES 1.8.59 – 15.7.01
*** NOTE ***
Craig HUGHES, pertaining to the simple white cross ( above ) which is located in the Lower Portland General Cemetery, is the same as:
Craig Richard Hughes
“Hughsie”
1.8.1959 – 15.7.2001
Beloved husband of Leanne
Much loved father of Amie & Aaron
Dearly loved. Sadly missed
xoxoxo
His physical grave is located at Pinegrove Cemetery, Minchinberry, NSW
Pinegrove Memorial Park
Location:Peace Rose Gardens
Section:Rose Garden
Lot:Right 23
Lat/Lng: -33.78903, 150.84660
Craig Richard Hughes “Hughsie” 1.8.1959 – 15.7.2001 Beloved husband of Leanne Much loved father of Amie & Aaron Dearly loved. Sadly missed xoxoxo Pinegrove Cemetery, Minchinberry, NSW
Having been contacted by the family, Aaron & Leanne HUGHES, in July 2017 – the cross located at Lower Portland Cemetery is the location at which Craig took his life.
Craig is actually buried at the Pinegrove Cemetery location.
May he forever be Resting In Peace
Lance Joseph MELINE
| 25/11/2014
Lance Joseph MELINE
AKA Lance MELINE
* Nickname: Trader Dan
Late of Helensburgh, NSW
Relations in ‘the job’: ?
“possible” relation in ‘the job‘: ?
Army Private – 2790918
1 ARU ( Australian Reinforcement Unit ) from 24 June 1969 – 16 July 1969
9 RAR ( Ninth Battalion Royal Australian Regiment ) from 17 July 1969 – 12 December 1969
New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # 14645
Redfern Police Academy Class # 127
Rank: Commenced Training at Redfern Police Academy on Monday 17 May 1971 ( aged 22 years, 11 months, 0 days )
Probationary Constable – appointed 28 June 1971 ( aged 23 years, 0 months, 11 days )
Ashes: Sydney War Cemetery, Memorial Ave, Rookwood
Memorial located at:
Lance is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of RemembranceBUT SHOULD BE
37 years later ( 2019 ) and this man is still not recognised by the NSWPF – but WE – the people who Served in NSWPF, still Remember and Honour our Fallen
A Senior Constable Lance Meline committed self harm with a police revolver at Helensburgh Police Station on the 8 April 1982. He was apparently having trouble with hoodlums in the Helensburgh area too.
48 minute documentary Written by Michael Daley, Produced by Bruce Buchanan and Production company is ABC.
SYNOPSIS:
Anzac Day, 1983, from dawn to dusk. The coverage includes the Women Against Rape demonstration, and personalities involved are Sir James Rowland, Governor of NSW; the men of the Australian Army’s 8th Division; Gallipoli survivor Charles Bingham; Paul Smith, RSL Chief Marshall of the march; a Legacy family; and Roy de Coque of the NSW Police Academy, with his horse, Dandy.
Roy liked Triumph motorcycle and he also enjoyed Blues Music.
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Scott Allan GRAY
| 25/11/2014
Scott Allan GRAY
( late of Wangi – formerly of West Wallsend )
New South Wales Police Force
[alert_yellow]Regd. # 30399[/alert_yellow]
Rank: Leading Senior Constable
Stations: Burwood ( 9 Division ), Gosford ( 30 Division ), Lake Macquarie, Toronto
Awards: NSW Police medal for Diligent & Ethical Service – granted on 13 February 2007
Service: From 16 February 1996 to 6 September 2007 = 11+ years Service
Born: 2 November 1970
Died: 6 September 2007
Age: 36
Cause of Death: PTSD leading to suicide – hanging
Funeral date: 12 September 2007
Funeral location: Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, Ryhope
Cremated: with his ashes laid to rest on Mount Sugar Loaf, Newcastle
Memorial: NSW Police force Service Memorial Wall, Sydney Police Centre, Surry Hills, D8 ( right wall )
[alert_red]Scott is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance[/alert_red]
Scott Allan GRAY
Scott GRAY and his two children. Taken in July 2007 a couple of months before he died.
FURTHER INFORMATION IS REQUIRED RE THIS MEMBER.
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Funeral details were first published in the Newcastle Herald on 10 September 2007
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NSW Fallen Police facebook page:
Hey Scottie
Thinking about you today mate can’t believe it’s been 7 years since the unbearable became too much. Always wish some miracle intervention had happened but alas, it did not & your decision to leave was made.
Mate so many fun shifts together over the years along with the bad ones & the complete shit fights. You always had my back at a job. Somehow we always managed a laugh irrespective of how bad the job was. Seeing you off was a tough day.
Always remembered Senior Constable
You take care now
I’m sure our paths will cross again one day.
Cheers to you!
Peter GouldA fine epitaph for a fallen brother. RIP Scott Gray. Well done Dave Wilkinson.
Like · Reply · 4 · Yesterday at 2:18pm
Dave WilkinsonThanks Peter
Like · Reply · 2 · Yesterday at 2:27pm
Clare HeissThis is just beautiful to see you honour Scott with these words. As the sister of a police officer who also took his life on duty, I can imagine the family would feel so comforted to see this post also. RIP Scott, you are in good company xx
Like · Reply · 5 · Yesterday at 2:33pm
Janet HillRIP Scot!
Like · Reply · 2 · Yesterday at 2:33pm
Junelle DohertyWhat wonderful words. Well said. Amen !
Like · Reply · 2 · Yesterday at 2:34pm
Dave WilkinsonThank you Clare for saying so just find it hard that it really still is a taboo topic. Especially when you here management talk it up for the media but in reality they don’t give a damn
Like · Reply · 5 · Yesterday at 2:36pm
Clare HeissExactly Dave, that’s why our family and others will continue to speak out for those that cannot – until they are honoured as they should be on the Wall, and so the Police Force acknowledge their deaths as well as their lives. #onewallforall
Like · Reply · 2 · Yesterday at 2:40pm
Mac McGillicuddyBeautiful words Dave Wilkinson. Vale S/Con Scott Gray.
Like · Reply · 1 · Yesterday at 2:40pm
Michelle MadirazzaRIP Scott Gray!
Like · Reply · 1 · Yesterday at 3:11pm
Keith BrennanRIP brother
Like · Reply · 1 · Yesterday at 3:31pm · Edited
Kimberley GalvinA beautiful post and so lovely to see that Scott is close at heart even though some years have passed. As a Police widow to suicide this shows me love and comfort. What a great mate you are.x
Like · Reply · 4 · Yesterday at 4:01pm
Dave WilkinsonThank you for your kind words Kimberley
Like · Reply · 1 · Yesterday at 7:48pm
M-ark W-aspeeWell said mate… RIP brother in blue…
Like · Reply · 1 · Yesterday at 4:03pm
Frank SkinnerWell done
Like · Reply · 1 · Yesterday at 4:18pm
Sharon Johnson NicholsRIP Scott
Like · Reply · 1 · Yesterday at 4:26pm
Paul GlockRIP.
Like · Reply · 1 · Yesterday at 5:14pm
Mark KitchenerI never knew you Scott but I hope you Rest in Peace and thank you for your service.
Like · Reply · 2 · Yesterday at 5:23pm
Andy Peverillwell said brother I am sure no one will speak of me like that. Rest in Peace Scott
Like · Reply · 3 · Yesterday at 5:35pm
Dave WilkinsonYour getting stronger everyday Andy & not going anywhere so nobody will need to speak about you wink emoticon
Like · Reply · 3 · 13 hrs
Kel NightingaleWell said Dave. The ‘real’ Police family will always remember the other forgotten heroes. Rest in peace brother in blue
Like · Reply · 3 · Yesterday at 7:44pm
Stuart NorrisRip Scott
Like · Reply · 1 · 22 hrs
Val TurnerR.I.P.
Like · Reply · 1 · 15 hrs
Amanda StevensonRIP Scott
Like · Reply · 1 · 15 hrs
Karole Westmay you be resting in peace and the golden rays in heaven shine on you
Like · Reply · 1 · 6 hrs
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Garry William COLLIS
| 25/11/2014
Garry William COLLIS
AKA Gaz
Late of ?
Father to Dave COLLIS # ?????
NSW Redfern Police Academy Class # 123
New South Wales Police Force
Uniform # 1987
Regd. # 14192
Rank: Probationary Constable – appointed 22 May 1970
Constable 1st Class – appointed 22 June 1975 ( loss of 1 month Seniority )
Sergeant – appointed 14 February 1986
Final Rank = Sergeant
Stations: ?, Hamilton?, Mayfield?, Wallsend
Service: From? ?pre May 1970 ?to? ? 1999 = 29 years Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 8 June 1988 ( Sgt )
1st Clasp to the National Medal – granted 2 December 1995 ( Sgt )
Born: Tuesday 1 July 1947
Died on: Tuesday 23 December 2008
Age: 61 yrs 5 mths 22 days
Cause: Depression – Suicide
Event location: ?
Event date: ?
Funeral date: Tuesday 30 December 2008
Funeral location: St Peter’s Anglican Church, William St, East Maitland @ 2pm
Wake location: ?
Funeral Parlour: ?
Buried at: East Maitland Cemetery, Raymond Terrace Rd, East Maitland
Headstone inscription: In The Arms Of The Angels Garry William Collis ‘Gaz’ 1st July 1947 – 23rd December 2008 Aged 61 Years Our Much Loved & Loving Husband Of Yvonne Devoted Dad & Pa We Will Love You Never Forget You And Always Be With You You’ll Be In Our Hearts Forever
Memorial located at: ?
Garry COLLIS
GARRY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * BUT SHOULD BE
GARRY is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance *NEED MORE INFO
FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT THIS PERSON, THEIR LIFE, THEIR CAREER AND THEIR DEATH.
beloved father and father-in-law of PAUL and DEBORAH, DAVID and GILLIAN, YVETTE and PETER, PHILLIP and KYLIE,
adored Pa of JOSHUA and SAMUEL; SARAH and MADELINE; EMILY and DYLAN and much anticipated child of Phillip and Kylie.
Loved brother of GRAHAM, loved brother-in-law of LYN, KEVIN and ROS, AINSLIE and ROB and loved uncle of their FAMILIES.
Respected former member of the NSW Police Force and loved friend to many.
Family and friends are invited to attend the Service in Celebration of GARRY`s Life at St Peter`s Anglican Church, William St, East Maitland today TUESDAY 30th December 2008 at 2pm.
A private burial will follow.
Flowers would be appreciated but donations to Beyond Blue would be preferred and may be left at the Church. “May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind always be at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your face and the rains fall soft upon your fields, and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.”
Suicidal officer with a gun, but this time tragedy averted
“Perhaps it was a cry for help by the officer that has prevented this from ending tragically” … police in yesterday’s stand-off.
Les Kennedy and Ben Cubby May 1, 2007
THE desperate officer arrived at Earlwood police station yesterday afternoon via a rear courtyard, got his service pistol, returned to his car and put the gun in his mouth.
But a crucial phone call saved him. Minutes earlier, the officer, a 39-year-old senior constable with the highway patrol, had phoned a fellow officer in despair.
This call, about 2.15pm, generated immediate confusion, as police prepared for a siege. Soon the area around Earlwood’s highway patrol headquarters was cordoned off and swarming with about 50 police, including members of the State Protection Group and an armoured van.
Negotiators were brought in, as hundreds of onlookers crowded the Earlwood shopping strip.
After a “delicate and sensitive” stand-off lasting nearly three hours, the negotiators persuaded the officer to surrender at 5.05pm.
“The fact that there was some contact with another officer – perhaps it was a cry for help by the officer that has prevented this from ending tragically,” a police official told the Herald last night.
The acting Assistant Commissioner, Frank Mennilli, confirmed the phone call had probably saved the situation, but could shed no light on why the officer, a married man who had been in the force for 20 years, might want to take his life.
At least seven NSW police officers have committed suicide since 2001, five of them in a police station. More police have died from suicide while on duty than anyother cause.
Last month the Police Commissioner, Ken Moroney, expressed his concern at the rate of suicides and the need for commanders to recognise symptomsandintervene. He said senior officers would be trained to recognise psychological distress. “It may be that by taking an early intervention role we can lead people into the right programs,” he said.
Mr Moroney added that many police had been reluctant to seek help about personal problems while coping with the pressures of their job.
Officers at Sutherland and Menai are still struggling to explain why a new recruit, Constable Greg Norman Lundberg, 29, fatally shot himself while working alone in the station at Menai in January. He left no note and did not appear depressed to his colleagues.
At Chatswood police station in November 2005, Detective Senior Constable Patrick Clearyshot himself dead before colleagues arrived for work.
And in August 2004, Detective Sergeant Steve Leach killed himself with his pistol at police headquarters at Parramatta.
Following yesterday’s stand-off, Mr Mennilli said outside Earlwood police station: “There was a telephone call made
to another officer and the police responded to that telephone call.”
The officer was taken into custody and his health and welfare needs will be assessed.
The NSW Police Force has been rocked by the actions of another apparently suicidal officer.
This time a high-ranking officer is in a coma hospital after trying to commit suicide in a hotel room, The Daily Telegraph reports.
Superintendent Paul Nolan, 54, was recently suspended from the force because he is under investigation by the Police Integrity Commission.
He was found unconscious about midnight on Tuesday.
The nature of the PIC investigation is unclear.
This latest incident comes after Commissioner Ken Moroney last week expressed concerns about mental health issues among the force, publicly telling his officers that it was “OK to cry“.
In January, 29-year-old Constable Greg Lundberg committed suicide with his pistol in Menai police station due to personal problems.
Last month a 39-year-old senior constable barricaded himself inside Earlwood police station and threatened to take his life.
Earlier this month, 27-year-old Constable Nathan Hearps from Quakers Hill plunged to his death from a Surry Hills apartment block, News Ltd reports.
From Berrick Boland – Saturday 11 June 2016 – 8.21pm
Hi Member and Guests,
Have just got off the phone with 2 ex police and friends of our member, M………..I………… of P……………, she has been admitted by Ambulance to ……………… hospital last night after calling Lifeline and then the Ambulance.
She has apparently stated to her friends at the hospital today, she took 2’300 mgs of the pain killer Lyrica prescribed for her back injury received while on duty with the NSW Police force, she has been using a walking cradle for the last 2 years.
She further stated to her friends, she had researched the effects of overdosing on Lyrica on the internet and ascertained a certain dose would leave her in a vegetative state and she didn’t want that, it was death or nothing, when she had reached swallowing at least 8 from her memory, she stated to have a floating sensation and her family and niece’s started to flash in her mind and she started to get scared, she called Lifeline and told them, she states they told her to get off the phone and call an ambulance, which she did, the ambulance arrived and conveyed her to ………………. hospital, where she remains in a stable condition.
Apparently her blood pressure was extremely high and they needed to stabalise that last night fearing a stroke and she has agreed at this stage to remain in hospital until further specialists can see her after the long weekend on Tuesday.
The main reason given to her friends, EML Insurance were pushing her to visit another IME which she says was unnecessary and she only receives $440,00 pw, and couldn’t afford the $100.00 taxi fare,EML insistedshe pay up front and they would reimburse her later?.
Admin.
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INCIDENT FOUR
Struggling ex-cops given a lifeline in NSW
By AAP
Detective Senior Constable Allan Sparkes was a celebrated rescue hero and recipient of the highest honour for civilian bravery when he decided to end his life.
“It was October 4, 1998. I kissed my wife and goodbye and went to work with my revolver. I pulled one of the bullets out and had a look at it for a few seconds, before putting it back in,” he told a roomful of the state’s top brass at the launch of a support program on Wednesday.
“Then I walked off to the bathroom to shoot myself.”
A colleague walked in just in time, taking the gun out of his hands and helping him home.
Only a few months earlier, Mr Sparkes became one of only six Australians to win the Cross of Valour after risking his life to rescue an 11-year-old boy washed down a drainpipe during flash flooding.
He almost drowned in that rescue, and the trauma from that added to a lifetime of exposure to brutal crimes and accident scenes, pushing the “strong, tough” policeman to the brink.
However, the moment that hit him the hardest was when he was discharged from the police force against his own will.
“To receive a phone call saying you’re out, that was probably one of the most damaging experiences I’ve ever endured,” he said.
“I had to find my worth again, to prove to myself that I was still a man, a husband, a father capable of protecting and looking after my loved ones.”
Now a motivational speaker and Black Dog ambassador, Mr Sparkes says a program such as Backup for Life, launched by the NSW Police Force on Wednesday, would have helped struggling policemen like him recover from trauma suffered in the line of duty.
The program aims to support retired cops who struggle with isolation and a lack of purpose, as well as their psychological and physical scars.
The launch comes days after revelations that a culture of shame and silence towards mental health and PTSD issues still abounds in the NSW Police.
Police Minister Troy Grant acknowledged the cultural issues but said the force was still evolving in its processes for dealing with trauma.
He drew upon his own experiences “dancing with shadows” during his 22-year policing, saying if he hadn’t received professional help he wouldn’t have made it through.
The NSW government has contributed $2 million to the program.
* Former NSW police officers seeking support can contact 1800 4 BACKUP
* Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Nothing further, than what is recorded above, is known about this person at the time of publication and further information and photos would be appreciated.
