Tag: Officer Heroism: Page 47

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N.C. Deputy Saves Kidnap Victim Locked in Car Trunk

Lt. Tommy Butler of the Scotland County (N.C.) Sheriff's Department was unaware that the driver of the Hyundai, Brandon McMillan, and his pregnant girlfriend Angela Crystal Hartley, had kidnapped a customer at a convenience store in Laurinburg. But he had a gut feeling.

February 1, 2011

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Michigan State Police Rescue Snowmobilers From Frozen Lake

Troopers Kyle Kehn and Harold Terry pulled Michael Roy and James Cooper out of Higgins Lake at about 6:15 p.m. Sunday. Both are expected to fully recover.

January 9, 2011

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California Deputy Saves Family, After Smelling Smoke

The smell of smoke led Dep. Mike Cruz to the La Presa neighborhood of East County where he found a garage on fire at about 4:30 a.m. Cruz then banged on the door and got the five sleeping family members out of the burning house.

December 24, 2010

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Dallas Officers Rescue Family from Burning Home

The three officers surveyed the scene this morning after receiving high praise from Police Chief David Brown for their remarkable efforts to save Lakeisha Harris and her three daughters -- Timiya, 5, Twaneesha, 7, and Timeisha, 8 – from an early Wednesday blaze.

December 8, 2010

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SF Cops Revive Infant In Hotel Fountain

Several San Francisco Police officers revived a 1 1/2-year-old boy who had fallen into a fountain at the Hyatt Regency hotel's lobby fountain. The child was not breathing with officers found him in the water, and used CPR to revive him.

December 8, 2010

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Dallas Officer Rescues Driver from Burning Car on Tollway

Shumpert, 59, stopped his patrol car and ran to the burning car. After breaking the driver's side window, he was able to pull the motorist to safety.

October 27, 2010

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Six LEOs Honored With Medal of Valor

Including fire and EMS recipients, 14 public safety personnel received the award.

September 22, 2010

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Mississippi Deputy And Two Citizens Pull Man From Burning Truck

Jones County deputy David Ward and Line Road residents Freddie Walker and John Curry raced into action when the fire was discovered at 12:43 a.m. today.

September 20, 2010

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Foundation Aids 9/11 First Responders

The group, which was founded by medically retired NYPD Detective Michael Valentin, offers assistance to officers who developed cancer and other debilitating illnesses as a result of the toxins from the World Trade Center towers.

September 10, 2010

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Massachusetts Troopers Help Deliver Baby

Troopers Vincent Noe and Mark Zych arrived on Interstate 93 in Quincy Saturday afternoon to help the father deliver the child. EMS arrived shortly afterward, and the family was transported to a nearby hospital.

July 3, 2010

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California Deputy Resuscitates 17-Day-Old Infant

Two deputies, Rick Chaeff and Mike Laddy, were at a coffee shop on Monday when a woman entered and told them her granddaughter wasn't breathing. Chaeff was able to force air into the infant's lungs on the fourth try, and the infant started breathing.

June 21, 2010

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Mass. Officer Saves Residents From Burning House

Officer Anthony Scichilone radioed dispatch to report the blaze, and then headed toward the Newton home. He pounded on the front door and evacuated all the residents inside the three apartments.

May 28, 2010