Tag: Civilians Helping Officers

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Civilian Aids Florida Deputy During Gun Grab Attack

The deputy reportedly chased down the suspect and got him to the ground. “The man struck him repeatedly and tried multiple times to remove the deputy’s gun from its holster,” the sheriff’s office said.

May 2, 2025

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Father, Son Save North Carolina Deputy and K-9 After Pursuit Crash

Not far from the crash, Curtis Blanton and his 17-year-old son, Pete, were home listening to a police scanner. They drove to the scene, and found the deputy on the ground outside his vehicle, unable to move.

January 13, 2025

Patrol

Nevada Sheriff Thanks Civilian for Helping Deputy Subdue Resisting Suspect

“With the help of the private citizen, Deputy Ruesch was able to take the male into custody without injury to himself or the suspect,” the sheriff’s office said.

June 14, 2024

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Civilian with Gun Comes to Aid of Pennsylvania Officer During Shootout

"He had a valid concealed-carry permit, he had a gun," Mercer County District Attorney Peter C. Acker said. "He went to where the police officer was and fired on the suspect."

May 29, 2024

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Birmingham Police Looking for 200 Citizen Patrol Volunteers

The chief says these volunteers will strictly be the eyes and ears of the police department. And that won't come easy because they must be trained through Birmingham’s Police Academy, but that's enough to sway some councilors.

May 17, 2024

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GA Officers, Good Samaritans Lift Crashed Car Off of Teen

He can't breathe. We've got to lift this car up right now," the officer is heard saying on his body camera.

September 20, 2023

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Civilian Helps Rescue MS Trooper from Flipped, Burning Vehicle

The Charger left the roadway and collided with a culvert before flipping over and catching fire. A witness to the crash broke the vehicle’s side window and helped the trooper out of the vehicle

September 20, 2023

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Bystander Aids TX Officer During Gun Grab Attack

A bystander jumped in to help the officer with the suspect. The suspect reached for the gun again and at some point, a shot was fired.

August 4, 2023

Special Units

NH Marine Patrol Boat Capsizes After Collision Briefly Traps Officers

The driverless boat made an unexpected turn and struck the patrol boat. The impact threw the officers into the water, and it capsized the patrol boat, briefly pinning the officers under it.

July 20, 2023

Patrol

WI Officer Walks Away from Crashed, Burning Patrol SUV

Police said, during that pursuit, a white SUV that was going northbound on State Highway 32 tried to turn left. The patrol vehicle and the SUV crashed, sending the patrol SUV into the ditch, where it landed on its roof and caught fire.

July 10, 2023

Patrol

IL Deputies, Citizens Use Blanket to Catch Child Dropped from Burning Building

A family of four was trapped on the third floor and deputies tried to make entry but the hallway was ablaze.

June 23, 2023

Patrol

Good Samaritan Comes to Aid of CA Officer Assaulted on Side of Freeway

The altercation occurred after the CHP officer gave the man a verbal warning for bending freeway signs on an onramp. The officer, the CHP says, was walking back to his patrol vehicle when the man attacked him.

May 24, 2023