Tag: Officer Heroism: Page 6

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GA Deputies Rescue Dogs from Trailer Fire

The dogs had to be freed from a chain and a cage where they were in danger of being killed by the heat.

August 3, 2021

Training

Editorial: Don’t Relax Standards

The officer shortage has reached critical levels, but law enforcement agencies still need to make sure they hire the right people.

August 3, 2021

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NY Officer Catches People Jumping from Second Floor of Burning Home

Officer Mark Conklin can then be seen running to the burning home where he found “children and an adult trapped in the upstairs of the residence,” according to the Jamestown Police Department.

July 21, 2021

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Off-Duty CA Officer Pulls 2 from Burning Wreck

One of the cars involved immediately caught fire after the crash, so Officer Mark Afanasev jumped in to help.

July 21, 2021

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TN Officer Pulls Disabled Woman from Exploding House

Columbia Police Corporal Allen Ervin was first to arrive at the scene. As soon as the 12-year veteran got out of his cruiser, his body cam recorded a major explosion that blew out the windows and pieces of the front of the house.

July 14, 2021

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MI Officer Pulls Crash Victim from Burning Car

Body camera footage shows the moments Harper Woods Officer Luke Pauley runs up beside the vehicle already ablaze on Interstate 94 at Moross last Sunday, opening the front passenger door.

July 5, 2021

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Off-Duty Florida Officer Swims into Rip Current to Rescue 4 Children

"Officer Anthony Giorgio pretty quickly assessed just how bad this was about to get and took off at a dead sprint. He entered the water along with another man, Coast Guard Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Reece Raxter. They fought the chop and rip current to reach the kids."

May 17, 2021

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NYPD Officer Rushed Wounded Child to Safety During Times Square Shooting

The fast-acting officer — a mom to a 6-month-old boy herself — recalled trying to reassure Skye Martinez's mother in the moments after the child was hit by gunfire.

May 10, 2021

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PA Officer Rescues 3 People from Burning House

Millvale police Chief Tim Komoroski lauded the efforts by Officer Joe Spalick, a rookie officer who graduated from the Police Academy in August 2020 and joined the department the following month.

April 2, 2021

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Video: Phoenix Officers Save Man from Burning SUV

Officers Rudy Castillo and Joel Kaminsky are seen in the video running toward the SUV as flames were engulfing it. The 55-year-old man inside is believed to have had a medical issue that caused him to swerve off the road crash.

March 31, 2021

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Fallen Tampa Officer Saved Temporarily Paralyzed Deputy During Summer Riot

During the riot at the University Mall in May of 2020, Hillsborough County Master Deputy William Scobie was hit in the head with a piece of concrete, which left him temporarily paralyzed. Madsen and another officer with TPD rushed to Scobie’s aid, carried him to the car and took him to the hospital.

March 12, 2021

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Georgia Officer Rescues Teen from Burning Truck

Officer Blake Puckett realized 18-year-old Laurel Putnam strapped in her seatbelt and unconscious.

March 9, 2021