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An officer with the Gastonia (NC) Police Department has donated a second vital organ to a complete stranger. After donating a kidney in 2015, he felt compelled to donate a part of his liver this year.
According to WLS-TV, Officer Joe Deleon registered to be a donor more than 12 years ago with an organization that connects donors with those in need of life-saving help.
When the suspects ran out of the bar uniformed officers were waiting, and helped the undercover officers stop the robbers as they tried to get into an SUV. It was then that one of the suspects, later identified as Dacion Steptoe, opened fire. Steptoe reportedly hit Hull, and Hull's fellow officers returned fire, killing Steptoe. Two other suspects are in custody.
The son of Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson—Daniel Johnson—has been sworn in as a police officer a year after he donated a kidney to his dad.
Ian said he now feels more energetic and not as tired and Officer Hall said the two will always share a strong bond.
A 13-year-old boy is getting another chance at life thanks to a police officer who donated her kidney to him. More Here.
Pickett was mortally wounded Friday morning while assisting Lebanon Police officers. When going to serve a warrant, officers noticed 28-year-old John D. Baldwin Jr., who was known to have an arrest warrant for violating probation on a charge of possession of a syringe.
After the painful procedure, there's a certain amount of wait time until the donor and the recipient can connect. In December, McMillin traveled to Texas to visit Kayden, whose family members reached out as soon as they were able.
San Diego police Officer Art Calvert will soon receive a kidney transplant, thanks to co-worker and dispatcher Debra Ballard, who has offered to donate her kidney.
San Diego police Officer Art Calvert will soon receive a kidney transplant, thanks to co-worker and dispatcher Debra Ballard, who has offered to donate her kidney. More Here.