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Remembering Police Officers who Lost their Lives in the Line of Duty

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William Arthur Alastair Barker

Police Constable
Cumbria Constabulary
Died 20 November 2009, aged 44

At night during severe weather and flooding across the county, the officer was directing motorists to safety off Northside Bridge, Workington, which was in a dangerous condition, when the bridge was destroyed by the flood and he was swept away and killed, his body found on a beach at Allonby that afternoon.

Bill had completed 25 years police service and was a traffic officer attached to the Roads Policing Unit based at Workington; he had won a number of awards during his service.
He is survived by his wife, two sons aged 16 and 13 and two daughters aged 15 and 6 years.

His name has been entered on the Roll of Honour at the National Police Memorial.

Iain Stuart McLay

Police Sergeant
Metropolitan Police
Died 2 November 2009, aged 42

Fatally injured while travelling to report for duty in the early morning
when his motorcyle was involved in a road traffic collision at Lewisham.

Iain was appointed in February 1986 and was attached to the Specialist Crime Directorate Intelligence Bureau having previously served with the Territorial Support Group.
He is survived by his wife and daughter aged 22 months; his parents and brother.

Michael James Johnson

Police Constable
Wiltshire Police
Died 3 August 2009, aged 46

When reporting for duty at Westbury Police Station, after jogging to work from his home, he collapsed in the station and despite attempts to resuscitate him he died soon afterwards from heart failure.

Mike was appointed in 1987 and worked at Westbury as a Neighbourhood Beat Manager;
he had previous service as a Firearms Officer and had been commended for bravery.
He is survived by his daughter aged 18 and son 13, his fiancée and her
three daughters aged 20, 16 and 11; his parents and a brother and sister.

Phillip Edward Pratt

Police Constable
Kent Police
Died 14 June 2009, aged 26

Fatally injured when he was struck by a vehicle whilst setting up diversions to protect the scene of an earlier road traffic accident during the early morning
on the A249 dual carriageway near Sittingbourne.

Phillip joined Kent Police in January 2005, after previous service in force communications
and as a special constable; he was a response officer stationed at Sittingbourne.
He is survived by his parents and his sister and
his fiancée and her two sons aged 14 and 10 years.

David Leslie Adams

Police Community Support Officer
Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Died 28 April 2009, aged 59

Whilst assisting at a road traffic collision during the evening near Woolverton, he was placing warning signs when he collapsed and died from heart failure.

Dave had worked for the Constabulary for 20 years having been a Traffic Warden
for 15 years before his appointment as a PCSO based at Frome.
He is survived by his wife, adult daughter and two adult sons;
his father, two brothers and two sisters.

Christopher James Dent

Police Constable
Metropolitan Police
Died 22 April 2009, aged 36

Killed in a road traffic collision while travelling home from duty in the evening when a car was in collision with his motorcycle at Perivale, West London.

A man, aged 26, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Chris was a motorcyle traffic officer based at Alperton where he served since June 2005, having originally joined Thames Valley Police in 2000 from Berkshire Ambulance Service.
He is survived by his wife, two sons aged 10 and 6 years and a daughter aged 6;
his parents, brother and four sisters.

Gary Andrew Toms

Police Constable
Metropolitan Police
Died 17 April 2009, aged 37

Following a robbery at a house in Dagenham early on the morning of 11 April, armed response officers pursued a suspect car into a road in Newham, East London, and whilst attempting to stop and arrest the escaping suspects, PC Toms sustained severe head injuries from which he later died in hospital.

Three men and a woman have been arrested and charged with robbery.

Gary was appointed in January 2002 serving in Barking and Dagenham Borough and
with the North East Territorial Support Group for three years before moving in
November 2008 to CO19 Firearms Unit based at Leman Street.
He is survived by his wife and his mother and sister.

His name has been entered on the Roll of Honour at the National Police Memorial.

Stephen Paul Carroll

Constable
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Died 9 March 2009, aged 48

During the late evening officers responded to a call for help from a member of the public at Craigavon in County Armagh; Constable Carroll and colleagues were providing backup for officers at the scene when shots were fired through the rear window of their unmarked car and he was hit in the head and killed.

The attack was an ambush carried out by terrorist gunmen.
A youth aged 17 and a man aged 37 have been charged with murder.

Stephen had 23 years service with the Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross and
the Police Service of Northern Ireland and worked on the Tactical Support Group.
He is survived by his wife and son, four grandchildren,
his parents, three brothers and sister.

His name has been entered on the Roll of Honour at the National Police Memorial.

Laura Ruth Williams

Police Constable
Metropolitan Police
Died 19 February 2009, aged 41

Collapsed and fell unconscious while on duty at Greenwich Park Police Station, she was taken to hospital but died in the early hours of the following day, having suffered a brain haemorrhage.

Laura joined the Royal Parks Constabulary in September 1998; in 2001 she was
diagnosed with Leukaemia but returned to work after treatment. After amalgamation
into the Metropolitan Police she worked on a response team and recently as a
Safer Parks Officer and had several commendations for her good work.
She is survived by her partner and two children, boys aged 5 and 2 years;
her mother, four brothers and one sister.

James Alexander Drew

Police Constable

Hampshire Constabulary

Died 22 January 2009, aged 27

Fatally injured in a road accident while travelling to report for early morning duty at Alton when his car left the A31 road and struck a tree near Winchester.

James had joined the police in November 2003 and was stationed at Alton Police Station
where he worked on the Targeted Patrol Team.
He was a single man and is survived by his parents and elder brother.

George Adam Small

Police Constable
Metropolitan Police
Died 21 January 2009, aged 29

Killed in a road traffic collision whilst travelling home from duty at Catford late at night when his motorcycle was in collision with a car at Bromley.

George was appointed to the police in January 2003 and since 2007
had worked as a Traffic Officer based at Catford Traffic Garage.
He is survived by his wife and son aged 17 months;
his parents, two sisters and brother.

Diane Christine Donald

Detective Constable
Strathclyde Police
Died 21 January 2009, aged 40

Killed in a road traffic accident while travelling to report for duty in the early morning when her car left the carriageway of the M8 motorway in icy road conditions and struck a tree near Glasgow Airport.

Diane was appointed in 2001, after service as a prison officer; she became a detective in 2007, stationed in Glasgow and was seconded to Crime Division Operations at Govan.
She was a single woman and is survived by her father and brother.