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Police Constable William Crews, accidentally shot by a colleague, was a man of
loyalty and integrity who loved his job, his brother Ben Crews has told the fallen
officer's funeral service.
``He loved his job and gave it everything that he could offer and I believe that this was why he was so successful in his chosen profession,'' Ben, who is also a police officer, told the service on Thursday.
``He was a larrikin and loved to laugh but also knew when the job had to be done.''
The 26-year-old trainee detective was accidentally shot dead by a colleague a week ago, while on a drug raid in Sydney's southwest with the Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad.
Mr Scipione also announced he had posthumously given the dead officer a detective's designation.
``Positions in the State Crime Command are most sought after,'' Mr Scipione said.
``It is home to the most complex and serious cases and it is the place where our most skilled detectives want to go.
``If you get there at all it's usually after a long apprenticeship.
``If you get there quickly it's because you've got something that sets you apart, and William had that certain something.''
Constable William Crews reached a milestone on the NSW Police Honour Roll that no one should have met - he is the 250th NSW police officer to pay the ultimate sacrifice in the execution of his duty.
https://www.australianpolice.com.au/william-arthur-george-crews/?print=print
``He loved his job and gave it everything that he could offer and I believe that this was why he was so successful in his chosen profession,'' Ben, who is also a police officer, told the service on Thursday.
``He was a larrikin and loved to laugh but also knew when the job had to be done.''
The 26-year-old trainee detective was accidentally shot dead by a colleague a week ago, while on a drug raid in Sydney's southwest with the Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad.
Mr Scipione also announced he had posthumously given the dead officer a detective's designation.
``Positions in the State Crime Command are most sought after,'' Mr Scipione said.
``It is home to the most complex and serious cases and it is the place where our most skilled detectives want to go.
``If you get there at all it's usually after a long apprenticeship.
``If you get there quickly it's because you've got something that sets you apart, and William had that certain something.''
Constable William Crews reached a milestone on the NSW Police Honour Roll that no one should have met - he is the 250th NSW police officer to pay the ultimate sacrifice in the execution of his duty.
https://www.australianpolice.com.au/william-arthur-george-crews/?print=print