DCs remembered

18 August 2025

Two officers from the Force who died in an on-duty car accident are today remembered by Derbyshire Police Federation.

DC Gary Freeman, 36, and DC Anthony Thornley, 31, were on CID duty when the car they were in was in collision with a lorry as they travelled between Marehay and Denby Pottery on 19 August 1994.

Lisa Flanagan, chair of Derbyshire Police Federation, said: “To lose an officer is always felt across the Force, but this incident was particularly tragic since we lost two colleagues.

“Our thoughts today are with the loved ones Gary and Anthony left behind.

“But we also remember them both and the service they gave to the Force and the people of Derbyshire.”