TWO police officers - one based at Orpington and one at Chislehurst - have been presented with long service awards by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Condon. Chislehurst Police Sergeant Noel Carmody also scooped a Good Conduct Medal at a ceremony in the Peel Centre, Hendon. During a long and distinguished career, Sergeant Carmody has twice been commended for courage and ability. In 1977 - two years after joining the Met - he arrested a man for robbery while off-duty, and in 1981 he arrested a man wielding a firearm and a knife.

Sergeant Carmody lives in Bexley with his wife and two children. He is also a member of Cambridge Harriers and has represented England at race walking.

Orpington-based PC Oswald, who also lives with his family in Bexley, is a physical training instructor for the South East Area Police Volunteer Cadet Corps. He is a weighlifting coach and referee, runs and cycles, does weight training and is learning to fly a microlight aircraft.

The Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was conceived by King George VI to recognise the work of police officers during the Second World War. Today it is awarded to officers who have served 22 years and whose character and conduct has been exemplary. The officer must also have been nominated by Commissioner Condon.

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