Cleo Smith: Hero cops in case honoured at a high-level ceremony with the West ...
Hero cops in Cleo Smith case are honoured at a high-level ceremony with the West Australian governor and the little girl's glammed up parents – as top cop gets a MASSIVE promotion Cleo Smith's parents dressed up for state reception at WA's Government House Honoured Taskforce Rodia officers who tracked Cleo down after she vanished Detective Superintendent Rod Wilde also promoted to top position in WA Police Cleo's mother and stepfather pictured enjoying a drink at the official ceremony
Cleo Smith's parents have attended a state reception to honour the heroic police officers who miraculously rescued their little girl from her alleged abductor.
The four-year-old's mother Ellie Smith and stepfather Jake Gliddon travelled to Perth from Carnarvon in Western Australia's north-west for the ceremony at the state's Government House on Tuesday night.
The special dinner paid tribute to the 140 members of Taskforce Rodia who tracked Cleo down to a home in Carnarvon 18 days after she vanished from the remote Quobba Blowholes campsite on October 16.
Detective Superintendent Rod Wilde - who ran the taskforce - has also been promoted to one of the most senior positions within WA Police following the successful
