Your Local Independent 17th November 2016

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YOUR LOCAL

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Above and beyond Hats off to a top cop

By NIKALA SIM A POLICE officer with a big heart has been awarded Rotary Clubs of NSW Commissioner’s Customer Service Excellence Award. Mid North Coast Local Area Command officer Martin Gampe attended a tragic accident last year and just knew the family involved would need help. “Some people need our help and some people don’t,” Detective Senior Constable Gampe said. “Some people don’t know how to ask.

“The family were grieving for a child and I just kept tabs on them.” As Christmas approached the Laurietonbased officer got hold of photographs of the child from the grandmother. He gave these to his daughter who works for a high-end photography company. “They printed up around $3500 worth of photos for free without hesitation,” he said. • Continued Page 3

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Laurieton-based police officer Martin Gampe was nominated for an award for going above and beyond the call of duty

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