ɹˈɪkɚdz wʌz səspˈɛndᵻd fɹʌm hɪz pəzˈɪʃən ɪn ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ænd ɹɪzˈaɪnd fɹʌmðə pəlˈiːs ˌɔn twˈɛnti tˈuː noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.
Rickards was suspended from his position in early 2004 and resigned from the police on 22 November 2007.