Star of Courage

• Awarded on: October 7, 2008
• Invested on: June 19, 2009

Constable Christopher George Garrett, S.C. (posthumous)
Star of Courage

On May 15, 2004, Constable Christopher Garrett lost his life, while on duty, after trying to prevent an unstable young man from escaping the scene of a crime in Cobourg, Ontario. After making a 911 call to report a false robbery, and to lure a police officer to an abandoned parking lot, the young man attacked Constable Garrett with a knife. Despite being critically wounded, Constable Garrett attempted to pursue his attacker and fired multiple shots, hitting the man in the leg before collapsing and succumbing to his own injuries. Through his final act of courage, Constable Garrett prevented his assailant from carrying out a plan to harm his fellow police officers and citizens.