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The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect others from harm. The awards are for acts of bravery during incidents in the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 award cycles.
Read More →“The Buffalo Police responded in less than two minutes after this incident began,” Mayor Byron W. Brown said in an afternoon news conference. "If not for their swift response and courageous actions, more lives probably would have been lost yesterday.”
Read More →Retired Buffalo Officer Aaron Salter, 55, was the first to defend lives and engage the shooter when he entered the Tops market around 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
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“We would like to congratulate [Trooper] Schuck for her extreme act of bravery and courage as her quick actions prevented what could have been a tragic situation.” said Marcia Ferranto, CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
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"Deputy Puzynski climbed the outside balconies & mom handed baby down to him," Orange County SO wrote on Twitter.
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"With no one standing outside and no one calling 911 yet, I knew I had to act quick because people were still in the house," Officer John "Jack" Kane said.
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Every year, vehicle fires—almost always caused by collisions and crashes—kill hundreds of motorists and their passengers. In almost every instance of a vehicle fire, the first arriving public safety personnel are not firefighters—they're police officers.
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Adams County deputies responded to the area and noticed dozens of vehicles stopped in the eastbound lanes as the wrong-way driver approached.
Read More →"I didn't think about the rescue, just ran in there to make sure everybody is safe," said Willow Springs officer Anthony Vosicky.
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Putting themselves at risk, they worked to free the pilot, who suffered severe injuries, from the wreck just before the Metro Link train demolished what was left of the plane.
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