YEAR/FORCE

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Alan
Christopher Lovett
Police Sergeant Hertfordshire
Constabulary Died 27 November 2006, aged
46
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Collapsed and died of heart
failure while on duty in the early hours as Custody Sergeant at Hatfield
Police Station.
Alan had 25 years service having served with
the Metropolitan Police for 15 years prior to his transfer as a sergeant to
Hertfordshire where he served on CID and as a Custody Officer. He
is survived by his fiancée, his daughter aged 24 and two sons aged 16
and 11 years.
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Conal
Daood Hills
Police Constable West
Yorkshire
Police Died 19 November 2006, aged
36
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Died as a result of serious
injuries sustained in the early hours of 18 November, while responding to
an emergency call, when his police patrol car left the road, collided with
a stone wall and overturned at Yeadon near Leeds.
Conal had joined West Yorkshire Police in June
2003 and was a Uniform Patrol Officer and Tutor Constable based at Weetwood Police Station in Leeds. He
is survived by his partner, their son and daughter aged 7 and 2 years; his
parents, two brothers and two sisters.
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Kevin
Lowe
Police Constable Strathclyde
Police Died 20 October 2006, aged
46
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Killed in a road traffic accident,
while on an emergency call responding to the scene of a road crash at Dundonald, when
the unmarked police vehicle he was driving was in collision with a
vehicle on the A77 near Symington, Ayrshire.
Kevin joined Strathclyde Police in 1982, he
had been a Traffic Officer since 1992 and was stationed with the Road Policing
Department at Ayr. He is survived by his fiancée, his two sons aged
18 and 17 years, his mother and two brothers.
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Richard
Charles Gostage
Police Constable North
Wales
Police Died 24 August 2006, aged
46
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Killed in a road accident
while on duty travelling from Wrexham to Colwyn Bay when his unmarked police
motorcycle
crashed on the A5 at Cerrigydrudion.
Ric joined the force in July 1980, he had worked
on Foot Patrol, the Traffic Department and the Regional Crime Squad prior
to his current posting as a surveillance motorcyclist on the Crime Services Division. He
is survived by his wife, two daughters aged 22 and 20, and a son aged 8 years.
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John
Stephen Simmons
Police Constable Bedfordshire
Police Died 5 August 2006, aged
27
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Killed in a road accident while
travelling home from duty after policing a football match at Luton
when his motorcycle crashed at Houghton Conquest.
John joined the force in July 2000, following
previous service as a Special Constable, and worked at Greyfriars Police Station,
the Airport Unit and finally with the force's Firearms Support Unit. In
2006 he received a Divisional Certificate of Merit commending his actions at
a firearms incident. He is
survived by his parents and younger brother.
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Allan
Shaw
Police
Constable Greater Manchester
Police Died 19 July 2006, aged
33
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Killed
in a road traffic accident while taking
part in VIP escort practice when his motorcycle was in collision
with a stationary heavy goods vehicle in Bolton.
Allan
was appointed to the Force in August 1999 and was working as a motorcycle traffic
officer
based in the Area 2 Road Policing Unit at Plant Hill. He is survived by his
wife and two year old daughter, his parents and two brothers.
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Ryan
Michael Hunt
Police
Constable West Midlands Police Died 25 May 2006, aged
31
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Fatally
injured in a road traffic accident when he was struck by a lorry while
he was on foot in the Hyde Park area of Doncaster where he was seconded to
South Yorkshire Police working undercover on a major drugs operation.
Ryan
was appointed to the Force in June 2001, having previously served with the Royal Navy.
He
was based on a Neighbourhood Team at Bridge Street West Police Station in Birmingham;
he was an experienced undercover operative and had received several Commendations
for his good police work. He is survived by his wife,
his parents and sister.
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Paul
Hutchinson
Police
Sergeant Devon and Cornwall
Constabulary Died 27 April 2006, aged
37
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Killed
in a road traffic accident whilst travelling to report for duty at
Exmouth when his motorcycle was in collision with a van near Ottery St Mary,
Devon.
Paul
was appointed to the Force in August 1996 following service as a Special Constable;
he was stationed at Exmouth where he was a Neighbourhood Beat Team Leader. He is survived by
his partner of 13 years, a serving officer, who is expecting their first child.
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Joseph
Geoffrey
Carroll
Police
Constable Northumbria Police Died 13 April 2006, aged
46
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Killed
in a car crash while transporting a prisoner with another officer,
to a police station in Newcastle during the early hours, when the prisoner
caused his patrol
car to leave the road and overturn on the A69 near Corbridge.
Joe
had been appointed to the force in July 1982, he was stationed at Bellingham
where he had served for 13 years and was a highly regarded local community beat officer. He is survived
by his wife, his mother and two sisters.
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Deborah
Adele Harman-Burton
Police
Constable West Midlands Police Died 24 March 2006, aged
28
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Killed
in a road accident, whilst travelling home from night duty with another
officer, when the car in which she was a passenger was involved in a collision
near Kenilworth.
Debbie
was appointed in August 2003 after previous work in a Warwickshire
Police communications centre; she was stationed at Coventry where she was commended
for bravery and crime reduction. She is survived by her partner, a serving
officer injured in the collision; her parents and two sisters.
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Alan
McMurray
Police
Constable Lothian and Borders Police Died 4 February 2006, aged
39
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Killed
when he was struck by a passing van while he was assisting the accident
investigation officer at the scene of a hit and run road traffic collision
early in the morning at Broxburn, West Lothian.
Alan
was appointed in March 1993 and served in Edinburgh; in May 2001 he became
a Traffic Officer and was stationed at Livingston. He was commended for bravery
for assisting to rescue a man trying to jump off a bridge in 2004. He is survived
by his wife, a serving officer, two daughters aged 4 and 2 years and his mother
and older brother.
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Adrian
Martin
Police
Community Support Officer Metropolitan Police Died 31 January 2006,
aged 45
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Collapsed
and died of heart failure when cycling on a road exercise while undertaking
a police cycle training course at Hendon.
Adrian
had joined the police service as a PCSO in September 2002 and was stationed
at Charing Cross Police Station. He is survived by his partner.
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Karen
Balfour
Police
Constable Lothian and Borders Police Died 5 January 2006, aged
37
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Killed
in a road traffic accident while travelling to report for duty at Duns when
her car was in collision with a van near Greenlaw in the Scottish Borders.
Karen
had 14 years service and was based at Duns Police Station where she was known
for her work in the community and her involvement with local schools and other
agencies. She
is survived by her husband and her parents, brother and three sisters.
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