{"id":42061,"date":"2013-08-22T12:53:01","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T02:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=42061"},"modified":"2020-09-28T17:47:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T07:47:58","slug":"memorial-unveiled-for-police-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/08\/22\/memorial-unveiled-for-police-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Unveiled For Police Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The memorial bench which was officially unveiled in Caboolture today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Snr Sgt Perry Irwin (Photo: Qld Police Union Journal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 22, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Queensland Police Service officers in Caboolture have unveiled a memorial bench and plaque commemorating the life of Senior Sergeant Perry Irwin.<\/p>\n

Police Minister Jack Dempsey said Snr Sgt Irwin\u2019s life was cut short when he was killed in the line of duty in 2003.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy thoughts are with the Irwin family as they remember Snr Sgt Irwin and I commend them for the strength they have shown over the past ten years,\u201d Mr Dempsey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing can replace the loss of their loved one, but I hope they take comfort in the fact that Snr Sgt Irwin\u2019s sacrifice is remembered by the QPS family and the Caboolture community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Dempsey said Snr Sgt Irwin along with 139 other QPS officers who died in the line of duty would be remembered during National Police Remembrance Day next month.<\/p>\n

\u201cThankfully there are few professions were workers can go to work and face the dangers police officers do each and every day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe events on the Sunshine Coast last night serve only too well the risks faced each day by police officers as they go about their duties.\u201d<\/p>\n

Commissioner Ian Stewart said Snr Sgt Irwin had gone to work that day, the same as he had done for years as a police officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cSnr Sgt Irwin left home that day, ready to serve the community and provide leadership to his colleagues as Officer in Charge of the Caboolture Police Station,\u201d Commissioner Stewart said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach morning, as an officer pulls on the boots and puts on their hat, they face various types of risks and very real dangers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen your job is to protect the life and ensure the safety of others, you are inherently putting yourself at risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cSnr Sgt Perry Irwin paid the ultimate price for his commitment, dedication and courage as he strove to uphold the law and protect the people of Queensland.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the day of August 22, 2003 Snr Sgt Irwin and other officers responded to an armed person near a local primary school, involving a man who had a history of making threats against police. As they searched nearby bushland, Snr Sgt Irwin was shot and killed.<\/p>\n

\u201cSnr Sgt Irwin\u2019s act of bravery will never be underestimated nor forgotten by the people he worked with and the community he served,\u201d Commissioner Stewart said.<\/p>\n