BRAVERY awards have been given to two Tavistock police officers.
Section Officer Barry Pyke and his son, Special Constable Michael Pyke, were called to a house in Gunnislake where a man was threatening suicide. The man then armed himself with a knife and pointed it at Section Officer Pyke, who managed to disarm him and engage him in conversation. Special Constable Pyke provided back-up and radio communication.
Both officers gradually built a rapport with the man, who eventually agreed to leave the house peacefully and was taken to hospital for psychiatric assessment.