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NEWS

Couple’s Commendation

wo senior Greater Manchester Police of- their police training, they were engaged. Alison said: “To get this far in our career and to be
ficers have received long service awards They were both presented with their long service awarded together is very special. Starting a career
T from the Deputy Chief Constable. awards by Deputy Chief Constable Ian Pilling in the police was very daunting but having my best
Ch Insp James Troisi and wife Det Sgt Alison at a ceremony held at the Hough End Centre in friend with me throughout has made it easy.”
Troisi joined GMP in 1996 where they met during September.
their uniform fitting. James said: “When I first met Alison it was love at
Bike Challenge
Six months later, as soon as they had completed first sight, but I assumed she was out of my league.

‘Policing Is About Helping People’

A GREATER Manchester Police
officer has helped a vulnerable
man publish a book of his poems
to help raise awareness about
mental health issues. ride to raise money to help a disabled colleague.
A GMP officer has taken on a mammoth cycle
PC Paul Davies met Oliver Det Sgt Paul Rees from the Serious Crime
Moran after he went missing last Co-ordination Unit cycled 1,300 miles over 22
year. days to raise funds to help Chris Bibby make
He helped Oliver publish ‘Out of house adaptations after he was diagnosed with
my mind. The muses of an unlikely multiple sclerosis. The money raised will go
poet’, which is available now from towards the conversion of Chris’s garage so he
Amazon and www.padavies.co.uk will have an accessible bedroom and wet room
priced at £5.99. and the lowering of his windows.
PC Davies said: “Policing isn’t Det Sgt Rees said: “Chris is one of the most
just about fighting crime but help- to people because of the way he copes with his
positive people I have met and is an inspiration
ing people in the community too.” illness. This is the least that I can do to help him.”

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