KAWARTHA LAKES-Tom Hickey, the Media Relations Officer with the Kawartha Lakes Police is signing off as of January 1st 2018.
“As 2017 draws to a close, so too does my time as Media Relations Officer for our organization. As of January 1st, 2018 I will be moving back to the road and heading up one of our platoons.” he said in an email to Kawartha 411 today.
Hickey has become known for his funny and creative media releases such as this one on December 10th.
Please! Please! Please! Don’t Fall For This
Media Release Thursday December 10th, 2015 A Lindsay woman has become the most recent victim of cold call telephone scams, after receiving a call that her son had been arrested.
And this one in March of 2015.
An Oldy But A Goody – What Ever Happened To That Millionaire Uncle?
Today’s Scam of the Day – The Inheritance ScamA very wealthy stranger has died and you are asked to assist with banking and to share the wealth.Hickey has been in policing for 30 years and says he was pleasantly surprised to find himself working with the media. “I wanted to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all of you for making my time in this role one of the most rewarding in my 30-year career. You have been patient, helpful and understanding, which has made my job so much easier. When I began my career, I would have never guessed that I would have ever ended up representing my police service in the media….I guess anything is possible!”
Sergeant Dave Murtha will take on the role in the New year.
Thanks Tom, it has been a pleasure working with you!
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