A FORMER Falmouth policeman now stationed in Truro has been honoured with a long service award.

Truronian born and bred Sergeant Andy Mulhern of Devon and Cornwall Police served in Falmouth from 2009 to 2011 before moving to Truro.

He had moved to Somerset at the age of 11, and in 2001, he joined Avon and Somerset Police at the age of 21 and was stationed at Weston-Super-Mare, working in various areas including Nailsea and Clevedon and also completed a year on the District Targeting Team.

During his career Andy has received various commendations for his work including a Commanders’ Commendation in 2003 for apprehending an armed robber in Weston-Super-Mare town centre.

In 2005 a Commanders’ Commendation for detaining and arresting a male who had threatened his family whilst in possession of a knife.

More recently, in 2019, he received a Commanders’ Commendation for pulling a man from a smoking car after a road traffic collision and performing CPR.

In 2009, Andy transferred to Devon and Cornwall, being stationed at Falmouth, later moving to Truro in 2011.

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He passed his sergeants exam in 2015 and became a father later that year. The NHS saved his daughter’s life when she was born and Andy has always wanted to give something back by taking on charity challenges such as rowing the length of the Cornish coastline on a rowing machine in aid of the Neonatal Intensive Care Units at RCH and Derriford.

Andy has had a keen and important role in the Coast Safe campaign. This has been recognised in 2017 by a Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service Certificate of Thanks and a Commander’s letter of thanks in 2018.

In 2017 Andy became the temporary police sergeant in Newquay prior to becoming a substantive sergeant in 2019. He is currently back in Truro.

The long service of officers and police staff was recognised at the first face to face award ceremony held since before the coronavirus pandemic, which was hosted by Deputy Chief Constable Jim Colwell earlier this month.

Held at China Fleet, near Plymouth, the event was attended by the Devon Vice Lord Lieutenant James Williams.

He also presented a Chief Constable’s Commendation, and two awards from the Royal Humane Society.

The awards were presented at two sessions, with citations read out by Sandy Brooks, head of contact service at Devon and Cornwall Police, at the first session and Chief Superintendent Neil Ralph read the citations in the second.