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Milwaukee Officers Rescue Teens from Burning Car

Without gloves in single-digit temperatures, the two officers made the split-second decision to try to pull the two 16-year-old boys from the burning car, which was on its roof. More Here.

December 28, 2017

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Chicago Officer Named CNN Hero of the Year

Maddox started Future Ties, a non-profit after-school program dedicated to helping kids who live in the Parkway Gardens housing complex in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.

December 19, 2017

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Video: Officers Who Took Down NY Subway Bombing Suspect Play Santa in Newark

The officers played Santa’s helpers just days after apprehending alleged bomber 27-year-old Akayed Ullah when he detonated a homemade explosive device in a pedestrian walkway under the Port Authority Bus Terminal during the height of Monday morning’s commute.

December 18, 2017

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4 Port Authority Officers "Heroes" for Arresting, Controlling Bombing Suspect

"They engaged the suspect, who was on the ground, they handcuffed him, they saw wires, cellphone. They made a split-second decision to actually get on top of him and restrain him, and [Manfredini] actually removed the device off of his person before he could further detonate it," Nunziato said.

December 12, 2017

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Off-Duty TX Detective Saved Lives by Shooting Road Rage Suspect, Police Say

The Burnet County (TX) Sheriff’s Office said the Austin Police Department officer – identified by APD Interim Chief Brian Manley Friday morning as a 19-year detective of the department – called 911 around 10:15 p.m. Nov. 30 to report he came upon a road rage incident while on the way home. The suspect, described by Manley as a 55-year-old white man, was firing on a vehicle with a family of three inside around eight miles east of Marble Falls.

December 4, 2017

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NH Officer Saves Baby by Making Liver Donation

Lt. Steven Tenney of the Keene (NH) Police Department stepped up to save the day after hearing about Sloan's story on Facebook through his sister-in-law. He was tested, matched, and agreed to make the lifesaving donation. More Here.

November 29, 2017

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Video: NH Officer Saves Baby by Making Liver Donation

Lt. Steven Tenney of the Keene (NH) Police Department stepped up to save the day after hearing about Sloan's story on Facebook through his sister-in-law. He was tested, matched, and agreed to make the lifesaving donation.

November 29, 2017

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Video: San Francisco Officer Donates Kidney to Stranger, Saving 9 People

Cuthbertson, a mother of a 13-year-old girl, donated a kidney this week to a stranger, and in the process set off a chain reaction that made it possible for eight other people to receive lifesaving kidney transplants.

November 17, 2017

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San Francisco Officer Donates Kidney to Stranger, Saving 9 People

Cuthbertson, a mother of a 13-year-old girl, donated a kidney this week to a stranger, and in the process set off a chain reaction that made it possible for eight other people to receive lifesaving kidney transplants. More Here.

November 17, 2017

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Officer Injured in Pursuit Comes to Aid of Elderly Woman After Crash

A police chase in Oakland County, MI, ended early Sunday when the fleeing driver's car smacked into the side of a mobile home, knocking an elderly resident out of her TV chair, police said.

November 15, 2017

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Congress Honors Officers who Stopped Baseball Practice Shooting

Congress on Thursday honored five officers who “ran toward the threat and stopped it” when a gunman opened fire on a congressional baseball practice in June, gravely injuring House Majority Whip Steve Scalise.

November 9, 2017

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Video: NYPD Officer Hailed as Hero for Stopping Terror Suspect

New York City officials are hailing Officer Ryan Nash, 28, for shooting and apprehending the suspect accused of mowing down at least eight people with a rented truck in lower Manhattan on Tuesday.

November 1, 2017