An armed and dangerous gunman, Ōmaio Stoke, 31 August 1999PBD352 Detective Patrick Martin John BurkeThe New Zealand Bravery MedalDetective Patrick Martin John BurkeOn 31 August 1999, Detective Burke was on patrol by himself in an unmarked Police car when he was advised that a man had shot and wounded a woman at a nearby address in Stoke. The offender had left the address, hi–jacked a car causing injury to the driver and driven off. Shortly afterwards, Detective Burke noticed the offender pass him going in the opposite direction. Detective Burke, who was unarmed, stopped his car only four metres away from the offender, opened his door, stood up and called three times for the man to drop his firearm. Detective Burke’s bravery was in the highest traditions of the New Zealand Police.