The state’s police force today welcomed its newest members, with 437 recruits graduating in Goulburn today.
Oxley Local Area Command is set to receive four new officers – as Tamworth continues to fight alarming crime rates.
Among the probationary constables who graduated was Jemma Galea – the step-daughter of slain Tamworth officer David Rixon.
She was embraced by proud mother Fiona.
“A bittersweet day, a bittersweet day for all of us. We lost a good man, that’s the bitter. And, the sweet is that we’ve got his daughter, she’s working with us now one of us. And I was so proud to see her sporting her father’s medal.” – NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione
Senior Constable Rixon was gunned down after a routine traffic stop in March this year.
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