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A Volusia County response brought together a 911 call-taker, Air One flight paramedic, patrol deputies, EMS and a Good Samaritan after a fisherman collapsed on Lake Woodruff.
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ThinBlueNews remembers Hart County Sheriff William Donald Cobb on the 50th anniversary of his End of Watch.
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Bay Harbor Islands Police Commander Tomas Rego received a lifesaving award after CPR helped revive a then-1-year-old child pulled from a pool.
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ThinBlueNews remembers Chicago Police Officer Eric D. Lee on the 25th anniversary of his End of Watch.
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Atlanta police body-camera video shows officers forcing entry into a trailer and safely recovering two young sisters reported kidnapped by their babysitter.
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St. Louis police rescued an unresponsive 6-month-old from a hot unattended vehicle during an Aug. 15 community event. The child was reported stable.
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ThinBlueNews remembers Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office Captain John Arthur Eckerson on the 10th anniversary of his End of Watch.
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A Volusia County response brought together a 911 call-taker, Air One flight paramedic, patrol deputies, EMS and a Good Samaritan after a fisherman collapsed on Lake Woodruff.
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Knoxville Officers Clayton McWilliams and Victoria Jackson cleared a 1-month-old baby’s airway, and the infant began breathing normally within seconds, KPD said.
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Five verified civilian law-enforcement stories: two child recoveries, two water rescues and a Houston house-fire save.
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Houston police officers forced entry into a burning Montrose home and led a resident through smoke to safety after a burglary call, HPD said.
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Polk County Sheriff's K-9 Ace is home after being shot protecting deputies, surviving emergency surgery and losing his left front leg.
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Newly released Vancouver Police bodycam shows K-9 Midas helping officers end a 40-minute standoff after a Grappler stopped a fleeing vehicle.
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La Porte County K-9 Bosco retired after eight years of service and will live with wounded handler Deputy Jon Samuelson during his recovery.
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