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Det Ch Supt Richard Tucker is a recipient of the Queen s Police Medal.
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The borough s top police officer is named in the New Year s Honours.
Det Ch Supt Richard Tucker receives the Queen s Police Medal for distinguished service.
In his 35 years in policing, Det Ch Supt Tucker has served in a number of roles, most of which have been in east London.
He said: “Being honoured was a complete surprise and an extremely humbling moment. My first thoughts when I heard the great news was of the day my parents dropped me off at Hendon training school on a very dark and wet evening 35 years ago.