TWO Essex officers have been recognised for their distinguished services to policing.<\/p>\n
Outgoing Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh and Jan Bloomfield, a former Youth and Anti-Social Behaviour Sergeant, have both been awarded a QPM (Queen\u2019s Police Medal) as part of Her Majesty\u2019s 2018 Birthday Honours.<\/p>\n
CC Kavanagh started his career in policing with the Met in 1985.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am honoured and humbled to learn of the award \u2013 policing is the ultimate team game and in 33 years of service I\u2019ve been inspired and supported by every team I\u2019ve worked with,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI also can\u2019t thank my \u2018home\u2019 team enough and my family\u2019s love and patience has sustained me in tricky times.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former Sergeant Jan has dedicated 30 years to policing and now works with the force as a Children and Young People and Anti-Social Manager.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got home last week, and my daughter told me she\u2019d signed for \u2018some letter\u2019. As we read it I said it must be a wind up!<\/p>\n
\u201cThe award means a lot to me, but it highlights the areas of policing that I\u2019m so passionate about and for that I\u2019m really happy.
\n\u201cI couldn\u2019t ask for a better ending to my retirement as a police officer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both officers will receive their medals at a dedication ceremony later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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