Policing strikes a chord
POLICE have reunited a grieving family with sentimental items after a tragic traffic crash.
Bayside District Crime Prevention Senior Constable Brendon Winslow revealed a chain of events that started with a recent community engagement session and ended in a heart-warming reunion in Toowoomba.
Snr Const. Winslow was contacted by Glen Ford, the owner of a car wreckers in Brisbane who had found an accordion inside the van.
Mr Ford wanted to track down the owner and enlisted Snr Const. Winslow for help, who found the van had been involved in a fatal crash near Miles in April this year in which Allen Ellis, 90, died.
A call to Miles police Snr Const. Scott Pogan found Mr Ellis’ daughters had been trying to track down the accordion and cane.
Snr Const. Winslow contacted Mr Ellis’ daughter Coralyn who, he said, “shed tears of joy” at the news.
“Although they knew they would never get their father back, they really wanted this accordion back in their family,” he said.
It was a kind moment for Snr Const. Winslow.
“I thank you Mr Ellis for doing your part in bringing pleasure to people with your music,” he said.
“This was one of those days when I was happy to have gone to work.”
He thanked Mr Ford and Snr Const. Pogan, and other first responders, for their actions.