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NLEOMF's Officers of the Month

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has honored some of the nation's bravest and most dedicated officers through its Officer of the Month program. Officers of the month are nominated by their supervisors, and then the nominees are reviewed by the NLEOMF staff. Nominations that make the cut receive consideration from a select committee of NLEOMF board members. Last year POLICE Magazine became official media sponsor for the Officer of the Month program. We have been publishing detailed stories of the officers who have received this honor in print, since June 2010. View this gallery for photos and capsule summaries of the honorees.

September 26, 2011

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N.J. Cop who Claimed Sgt. Left Him In Wreck Gets Settlement

Edison (N.J.) Police officer Joseph Kenney has received $250,000 from the city to settle a harassment claim that arose after he rescued two men from a smoking auto wreck.

September 12, 2011

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Chicago Cop Saves Choking Baby

Officer Christopher Elliot was sitting in his cruiser doing paperwork, when the frantic father banged on his window. The officer began CPR by doing chest compressions that cleared food inthe child's airway.

August 3, 2011

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Missing Wyo. Deputy's Body Found

Searchers on Sunday morning found the body of a missing Converse County (Wyo.) Sheriff's deputy who had jumped into the North Platte River to help a struggling girl.

July 31, 2011

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Video: LAPD Officers Save Suicidal Man

The man, who is in his 30s, was distraught over a breakup with his girlfriend. In footage captured by a bystander, the man can be seen dangling from the edge, as officers grab him by the jeans. As officers attempted to pull him to safety, he reportedly tried to bite the arm of the officer who was holding onto him.

July 31, 2011

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LAPD Officers Pull Jumper from Ledge

LAPD officers saved a suicidal man distraught over the breakup of his girlfriend  who had climbed onto the 13th-floor ledge of a downtown building.

July 31, 2011

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Oregon Trooper Rescues Man with Head Pinned Under Truck

An Oregon State Police trooper patrolling an area he usually doesn't patrol rescued a man whose head was pinned under a pickup truck near Dorena Lake south of Eugene.

July 27, 2011

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N.J. Cop Delivers Baby in McDonald's Bathroom

A Newark (N.J.) Police officer is being hailed as a hero, after he helped a woman deliver her baby boy on Wednesday afternoon in a McDonald's bathroom.

July 21, 2011

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Video: Wisc. Officer Who Saved Family from Train Leaves Agency

The Wisconsin police officer who saved a family from an oncoming train, suffering serious injuries and gaining acclaim as a national "officer of the month" has left his agency.

June 18, 2011

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Pa. Officer Pulls Sleeping Couple Out of Burning Home

Officer Kirk Kotchig headed into a home in the 400 block of Patton Street in Wilmerding around 2 a.m. Tuesday to save the couple who was sleeping one floor below the attic, which was on fire.

June 13, 2011

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Ohio Officer Saves Teen from Drowning

Saturday evening, Officer Jim Ennemoser heard an emergency call for the fire department over the scanner, and decided to head to the river himself. "I was coming down the path right here, I could hear people yelling to the people in the water to try and make it to shore," Ennemoser said, while pointing to the spot of the incident.

June 5, 2011

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Video: Texas Officers Support Rice U. Cop Fired for Responding to Officer Down Call

Officer David Sedmak’s trouble began when he heard a radio call on May 7 about a shooting at a downtown Houston Greyhound station. After learning that an officer had been shot, Sedmak left the campus – two minutes away from the scene – and rushed to the scene to help. Officers said Sedmak was a hero, but Rice University fired him for dereliction of duty.

June 5, 2011