Anthony Woods: Video released of fallen officer as Optus Stadium funeral begins

A short video showing Const. Anthony Woods at work just several months before his tragic passing has been released by police and his family.

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The video, filmed for the website PolicingTV.com, was recorded in May this year.

In the footage, Const. Woods gives a tour of the Belmont police station as part of a series of videos being featured on PolicingTV.com.

“The selected footage demonstrates his professional, friendly and enthusiastic approach to the job he loved,” WA Police said in a statement released on Thursday.

The video — despite being only three minutes long — clearly shows the young cop had a passion and a zest for being a police officer.

“Welcome to Belmont,” Const. Woods says with a friendly smile at the start of the video.

Further into the video, Const. Woods talks through the station’s equipment room, which is full of police radios, vests, body-worn cameras and “stinger” devices — used to slow down speeding cars during pursuits.

Const. Woods’ knowledge and enthusiasm for his work are evident as he talks in detail about the various items in the equipment room and their uses.

“The bigger boy down here which is a fair bit heavier, I won’t be lifting that one, that’s to get through heavy wooden doors,” Const. Woods remarks, as he points out a large battering ram in the equipment room.

At the end of the video, after the camera operator thanks Const. Woods for his time, the young officer responds with a warm smile and says: “That’s OK, thank you very much.”

Const. Woods died of devastating injuries he received when he was run over while trying to arrest the driver of a stolen car in Ascot last month.

The 28-year-old’s death sent a wave of grief across the country, and the community has wrapped its arms around WA Police’s “blue family”, which was left reeling after the routine arrest turned to tragedy.

Thousands of police officers attended his funeral at Optus Stadium on Thursday morning, along with dignitaries, including Police Commissioner Col Blanch, WA Governor Chris Dawson, Police Minister Paul Papalia and Premier Roger Cook.