BRISTOL, Connecticut — Three Bristol Police Department officers received Medical and Lifesaving ribbons after a medical emergency response in which police said CPR and AED interventions helped an unresponsive man regain consciousness.
The Bristol Edition reported that the Bristol Board of Police Commissioners opened its Tuesday meeting with several police awards. Officers Jeffrey LaRoche, Jared Yager and Harrison Pollock were recognized for the lifesaving response.
Chief: rapid response may have saved the victim
According to the local report, Bristol Police Chief Mark Morello said the officers responded to a medical emergency after reports that an unresponsive male was in a vehicle and a dispatcher was giving CPR instructions.
“Upon arrival, the victim was lying on the ground. (The officers) began CPR and (automated external defibrillator) interventions,” Morello said, according to The Bristol Edition.
The report said the victim had a weak pulse after an AED shock, and that four more AED shocks were advised and administered. Morello said the man regained consciousness as he was transferred into the ambulance.
“Without the rapid response… the victim may not have survived,” Morello said, according to the report.
Other officers and K-9 partners recognized
The same meeting also recognized Officer Alicia Pirog and her K-9 partner Frankie for visiting students in nearby communities after two children died unexpectedly, according to the report. The article said Connecticut State Trooper Edward Pecora and K-9 Sammi received letters of commendation for assisting Bristol police with a narcotics investigation.
Officer Charles Jacobs, Officer Alec Iurato and Lieutenant Craig O’Connor also received the Exceptional Service Award for scenario-based training work, The Bristol Edition reported.
For Support Law Enforcement readers, the lifesaving ribbon story is a practical reminder that police, dispatchers, EMS and bystanders often form one emergency chain: CPR instructions, fast officers on scene, AED shocks and ambulance transfer all mattered in the account presented at the meeting.
Sources reviewed
- The Bristol Edition: Officers honored for lifesaving efforts, community outreach, investigation and service
- The Bristol Edition / Mike Chaiken source photo of the Medical and Lifesaving ribbon presentation
- The Bristol Edition / Mike Chaiken source photo of Officer Alicia Pirog and K-9 Frankie recognition
Editorial note: ThinBlueNews used local-source reported facts and a real source photo with attribution. The article does not name the medical patient, does not add private medical details beyond the public award account and does not use AI-generated emergency imagery.