<\/b>The NSW Police Force Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, has commended Senior Constable David Rixon for his service as a NSW Police Officer, following the announcement that he will receive a posthumous Australian Bravery Award.<\/p>\n
Snr Cst Rixon died after being shot during what should have been a routine traffic stop in Tamworth on 2 March 2012.<\/p>\n
Snr Cst Rixon stopped the man, believing him to be a disqualified driver, when the man produced a gun and shot him. Despite being critically injured, Snr Cst Rixon returned fire and arrested the man.<\/p>\n
Commissioner Scipione said Snr Cst Rixon was a deserving recipient of a posthumous Australian Bravery Award.<\/p>\n
\u201cSnr Cst Rixon died under tragic circumstances while protecting the community in what should have been a routine traffic stop,\u201d Commissioner Scipione said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis death affected his family, friends, the local community, and the entire NSW Police Force; and today\u2019s award is testament to the fact that his sacrifice will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n
\u201cSnr Cst Rixon\u2019s courage and conviction under incredibly difficult circumstances continues to inspire us and strengthen our resolve to protect the community,\u201d Commissioner Scipione said.<\/p>\n
Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Troy Grant said this award is testament to the courage and dedication the men and women of the NSW Police Force display every day.<\/p>\n
“Senior Constable Rixon put his life on the line to protect the community and he paid the ultimate price.<\/p>\n
“This award recognises his actions and his bravery on that day.<\/p>\n
“My thoughts are with Senior Constable Rixon’s family and the NSW Police Force.”<\/p>\n
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The NSW Police Force Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, has commended Senior Constable David Rixon for his service as a NSW Police Officer, following the announcement that he will receive a posthumous Australian Bravery Award. Snr Cst Rixon died after being shot during what should have been a routine traffic stop in Tamworth on 2 March 2012. … Continue reading “NSW Police Commissioner commends recipient of posthumous Australian Bravery Award, Senior Constable David Rixon”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tcrn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}