Tag: Officer Heroism: Page 42

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NYPD Cop Promoted To Detective for Off-Duty Heroics

Officer Ivan Marcano became Detective Ivan Marcano during a bedside ceremony Friday morning honoring him for stopping an armed robber despite being shot in the chest.

October 25, 2012

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Video: Deputy Rescues Driver In Head-On Crash

Clay County (Minn.) Sheriff's deputies rescued three people from their vehicles after a head-on collision north of Morehead on Wednesday evening. Deputy Mark Empting used a pry bar to get a trapped 25-year-old driver out of her car.

October 11, 2012

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Deputy Rescues Driver In Head-On Crash

Clay County (Minn.) Sheriff's deputies rescued three people from their vehicles after a head-on collision north of Morehead on Wednesday evening. Deputy Mark Empting used a prybar to get a trapped 25-year-old driver out of her car. Read the full story here.

October 11, 2012

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Video: Texas Cop Saves Woman from Drunk's Crash

A Lubbock (Texas) Police officer grabbed a woman and pulled her to safety after a drunk driver barreled his van into a cruiser during a traffic stop, narrowly missing a second officer.

September 19, 2012

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Officers Save Two Sleeping Women from Burning Home

A few hours after ringing in the new year, Officer Jenni Byrd of the San Jose Police Department spotted a growing fire through the window of a woman's home. She and Officer Kris Kubasta rousted the sleeping woman and her friend upstairs and brought them outside to safety.

September 18, 2012

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A Baby's Story

All cops carry images and memories that will remain burned into their minds for the rest of their lives. They can include the visceral pain that comes with watching children die. This is one of those stories.

September 10, 2012

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N.H. Officer Honored for Rescuing Wounded Colleagues

Stratham (N.H.) Police Officer Charles Law was awarded the Medal of Valor Monday for saving two officers wounded in a hail of gunfire in Greenland in April.

August 21, 2012

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Video: N.H. Cop Rescues Driver From Burning Car

A Manchester (N.H.) Police officer's dashboard camera captured his rescue of an unconscious driver from a burning car with the help of bystanders. Officer Gerad Gonzalez helped drag an unconscious man to safety.

August 19, 2012

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N.H. Cop Rescues Driver From Burning Car

August 19, 2012

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Chicago Cop Saves Infant

A Chicago Police officer is being lauded for saving a 21-month-old boy on the Skyway Saturday by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation after the infant stopped breathing.

July 29, 2012

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Ohio Cop Saves Woman From Burning Home

A Middletown (Ohio) Police officer is being hailed as a hero for saving the life of a former high school classmate, whose house caught fire.

July 11, 2012

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NYPD Officers Rescue Women from River, Rooftop

Officers plunged into the Hudson River Saturday to retrieve one woman and pulled another to safety from the edge of a high-rise roof where she was perched with a knife in a day of dramatic rescues for the New York Police Department.

June 3, 2012