Service medal for 'Boy in Blue’

LEADING Senior Constable David Rook said his 43 years of service in Victoria Police would not have been possible without the support from his wife, Bernice. Photo: TASH FRANKO.

By Macey Sanders

January 28, 2022 | 4:00 PM

MACARTHUR’S Leading Senior Constable David Rook has been recognised for more than 40 years of service as a ‘boy in blue’, receiving one of just nine Australian Police Medals presented in Victoria on Australia Day.

The medal is awarded for distinguished service by a member of an Australian police force and Ldg Sen Const Rook said he was “overwhelmed by all the attention” and had been celebrating with family and friends since finding out the news.