Col Richard Tonkin retires
Legendary detective of the Eden police cluster offices in George, Col Richard Tonkin, is retiring. Tonkin, who started his career in the police force back in 1980, bid the uniform farewell on Friday 29 October after spending most of his career as a detective investigating serious and violent crimes and leading investigations of countless gang-related and high profile cases.
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