Victorian police officers killed on Melbourne freeway to be honoured on National Police Remembrance Day

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Four officers who lost their lives on duty on a Melbourne freeway will be the focus for many on National Police Remembrance Day.

Two services will be held to honour the four officers before they are memorialised at the National Police Memorial Wall, which will now enshrine 798 names of fallen police who made the ultimate sacrifice for the communities they served.

Four Highway Patrol cars will escort four plaques in a motorcade from the Australian Federal Police College in Barton to the National Police Memorial in Kings Park, before the touchstones are mounted onto the large stone shrine.AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw APM said the day was about paying tribute to police who had made the ultimate sacrifice.

“Today we remember those whose lives were cut tragically short because they were serving their community,’’ Mr Kershaw said. “There are 798 names on the National Police Memorial Wall, 798 too many. There are too many families who no longer have a father, mother, husband or wife.“To those families who have lost loved ones, we grieve with you. We also reflect on their commitment to duty and striving every day to keep the public safe.who were tragically taken from us earlier this year. While we can never take away the weight Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw.

Due to social distancing restrictions, police commissioners and representatives are unable to attend in person and have been encouraged to send virtual messages to be screened at the ceremony.

 

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