Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: November 16, 2006
• Invested on: June 15, 2007

Constable Andrew Bakker, M.B.
Constable Philip L. Hordijk, M.B.
Constable John Legault, M.B.
Constable Scott Sladek, M.B.
Sergeant W. Dean Streefkerk, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On June 27, 2005, these five London Police Service officers entered a burning house to rescue a mother and two of her children who were under the threat of an armed intruder in London, Ontario. Acting on information that a man had broken into the house and had assaulted the mother, the officers immediately approached the home. The gunman fired at them through a front window. As the police officers retreated for cover, they heard several more shotgun blasts from inside. Witnessing the gunman set fire to the house, they decided to enter immediately. Tragically, the gunman had shot and killed the three victims and then turned the gun on himself.