On Sunday, 29 September, we commemorate National Police Remembrance Day across Australia and the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
National Police Remembrance Day is a day to honour and remember members of the NSW Police Force who have died in the line of duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is also a day to reflect on and pay tribute to the bravery of those who dedicate their lives to protecting, serving and keeping their communities safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year, one name has been added to the NSW Wall of Remembrance: Sergeant Peter Thomas Stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sergeant Peter Thomas Stone from Blue Mountains Police Area Command was killed on 1 January 2023 while saving his son from a rip at Bologa Beach on the state\u2019s South Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An investigation into Sergeant Stone\u2019s passing confirmed he was on duty at the time death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We pay our respects to Sergeant Stone and remember the 275 names already inscribed on the Wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The annual National Police Remembrance Day service is being held today at the NSW Police Wall of Remembrance in the Domain ahead of the National Day on Sunday, 29 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism, Yasmin Catley, is attending alongside the NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToday, we pause to remember the officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe also pay our respects to those left behind \u2013 the families, friends, and colleagues – whose losses are incomprehensible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “On behalf of the people of NSW, we thank you for the incredible work you do \u2013 all too often in the face of grave danger. Today we honour the relentless dedication, compassion, and commitment of our police officers, both past and present.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPolice Remembrance Day is a day of the year where we, along with the community, remember those officers who have lost their lives serving the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThose officers\u2019 dedication and courage serve as a powerful reminder of the risks our officers face every day to keep our communities safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis year is particularly poignant in that we will be adding the name of Sergeant Peter Stone to The Wall of Remembrance. Peter tragically lost his life his life whilst rescuing his own son near Narooma last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe stand with the families and loved ones of our fallen officers, offering our deepest gratitude and unwavering support.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Sunday, 29 September, we commemorate National Police Remembrance Day across Australia and the Pacific. National Police Remembrance Day is a day to honour and remember members of the NSW Police Force who have died in the line of duty. It is also a day to reflect on and pay tribute to the bravery of … Continue reading “Remembering police lives lost in the line of duty”<\/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":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29297"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29298,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29297\/revisions\/29298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}