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We will remember them

Sergeant Paul Keany of Northamptonshire worked as a PC on the streets of the West
Police died while on duty on 11 March End and in Westminster in various roles. He
2021, aged 43. also worked with the territorial support
Paul, nicknamed ‘Keano’, began his group in Hillingdon and on response in
policing career began with Hertfordshire Hackney and Croydon. He spent almost 30
Constabulary in 2007 before transferring years as a uniformed officer and also played
to Northamptonshire in 2010. His last role and coached rugby with London Irish.
was as custody sergeant in Kettering. He PC Thomas White of Police Service of
was well-known for his dry sense of Scotland collapsed and died while walking
humour and being a sociable member of home from duty on 10 February 2021. He
any team. was 57.
PC Christopher Miller of the PC Darryl Street of the Civic Nuclear
Metropolitan Police died in a motorbike Constabulary (CNC) was 59 when he died in
crash on his way to work on 15 September a road accident on 14 January 2021. Having
2020, aged 35. joined the CNC in October 2019, he was
Christopher worked at Ilford Police based at the Sellafield Operational Police
Station on response before joining the Unit. He had previously served with
Metropolitan Police in 2015 where he had Cumbria Constabulary.
been working in the Parliamentary and PC Quamar Zaman of Greater
Diplomatic Protection Command since Manchester Police had suffered cardiac
November 2019. issues and died after falling ill while on
Sergeant Matiu ‘Matt’ Ratana of the duty on 25 March 2021, aged 38.
Metropolitan Police was fatally shot while Quamar, affectionately known as ‘Q’,
on duty on 25 September 2020 . He was was born in Manchester and was a car
54. enthusiast. He joined the Force in 2009 and
Dame Cressida Dick addresses the service. Matt, originally from New Zealand, joined Middleton neighbourhood police
had joined the Force in 1991 and was team before serving as a specialist officer
NPMD is held annually on the nearest captain of his recruit training class. He in counter terrorism policing.
Sunday to St Michael’s Day and is supported
by the Police Federation of England and
Wales, police associations, patron HRH The Jon addresses Act of
Prince of Wales and the Home Office.
Numbers in Lincoln were limited this
year in accordance with social distancing Remembrance service
guidelines so police forces across the UK
were encouraged to hold a unified Act of
Remembrance at 11am today (Monday 27 West Midlands Police Federation chair Jon
September) which the Force took part in. Nott took part in an Act of Remembrance at
The 2022 National Police Memorial Day Lloyd House.
will be held in Belfast next September. The service was organised the day after
the National Police Memorial Day, as there
were only limited places available at the
service at Lincoln Cathedral.
Addressing the event, Jon said: “I am
honoured to have been asked to take part in
this Act of Remembrance today.
“The pandemic, which forced us all to
keep our distance from each other as much
as possible, has made us all feel a little more WMP Federation chair Jon Nott.
keenly how much we appreciate being able became a police officer seven years ago.
to come together, to stand side by side, to “PC Musa Muhammed died suddenly
share a hug in a time of need,” he said. in August. Known as ‘The Colonel’, he was
“As a Federation, we are keen to support 47 and was based in Newtown. Musa had
events such as this, to pay our respects to been an officer for more than 20 years
our fallen colleagues, to show they remain and also left behind young children.
part of the policing family and to show their “The loss of these two well respected
own families that they too remain in our and liked officers is still being felt through
thoughts. the Force. We also remember all our other
“This year, the Force has lost two serving fallen officers, their families and their
officers and we particularly remember them colleagues.”
and their families today. Chief Constable Dave Thompson also
“PC Laura Jew was only 34 when in July spoke at the service along with Police and
she lost her two-year battle with cancer. She Crime Commissioner Simon Foster.
left behind three young children. Having The service was led by the Reverend
served the Force for around 13 years, she John Butcher, who heads up the Force’s
began her career as a PCSO in Sandwell and multi-faith chaplaincy team.

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