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Broken Arrow Officer Jumps Into Pond to Save Boy From Drowning
Broken Arrow Officer Zach Vick jumped into an Events Park pond to rescue a boy who was struggling in the water, according to KJRH.
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Auburn Officers Honored After CPR Response Helps Save a Life
Auburn Police Officers Mbaye and Hull received the department’s Medal for Life Saving Recognition after a January CPR response at a 7-Eleven, according to Auburn Examiner and an Auburn Police Department post.
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Antioch Officers Honored After Two Lifesaving Medical Responses
Antioch Police Officers Mathew Hart and Patrick Conrad received the department’s Life Saving Award and Medal after separate March and April medical-aid calls where officials said their immediate actions helped save lives.
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Whitpain Officer Honored After Saving Choking Baby’s Life
Whitpain Township Police Officer Katherine Essenthier was commended by Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele after a rapid response to a 10-month-old baby who was choking on plastic, according to Main Line Media News.
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Alexandria Police Chief Chad Gremillion Honored as Freedom 250 Hometown Hero
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana recognized Alexandria Police Chief Chad Gremillion with the Freedom 250 Hometown Hero Award, citing his decades of law-enforcement and community service.
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Tuscarawas County Dispatcher, Deputy Honored After Infant CPR Response
Tuscarawas County officials honored 9-1-1 telecommunicator Michelle Colvin and Lawrence Township Deputy Sheriff Adam Shaw after officials said their rapid CPR response helped save an infant’s life.
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UC Santa Cruz Police Officers and Dispatchers Honored for Lifesaving Actions
UC Santa Cruz says four campus police officers and three dispatchers were recognized after rapid responses to two emergency calls helped save two lives.
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Upshur County Sergeant Honored After Pulling Wheelchair User and Dog From Burning Home
Upshur County Patrol Supervisor Josh Davis received a Life Saving Achievement Award after authorities said he pulled a woman in a wheelchair and her dog from a burning New Diana home.
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Chaffee County Deputy Honored for Mountain Rescues and Hometown Hero Service
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado honored Chaffee County Sheriff’s Deputy Donnie Smith with its inaugural Hometown Hero Award, citing high-mountain rescues and continued service.
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12 current stories Broken Arrow Officer Jumps Into Pond to Save Boy From Drowning
Broken Arrow Officer Zach Vick jumped into an Events Park pond to rescue a boy who was struggling in the water, according to KJRH.
Read story Auburn Officers Honored After CPR Response Helps Save a Life
Auburn Police Officers Mbaye and Hull received the department’s Medal for Life Saving Recognition after a January CPR response at a 7-Eleven, according to Auburn Examiner and an Auburn Police Department post.
Read story Antioch Officers Honored After Two Lifesaving Medical Responses
Antioch Police Officers Mathew Hart and Patrick Conrad received the department’s Life Saving Award and Medal after separate March and April medical-aid calls where officials said their immediate actions helped save lives.
Read story Whitpain Officer Honored After Saving Choking Baby’s Life
Whitpain Township Police Officer Katherine Essenthier was commended by Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele after a rapid response to a 10-month-old baby who was choking on plastic, according to Main Line Media News.
Read story Alexandria Police Chief Chad Gremillion Honored as Freedom 250 Hometown Hero
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana recognized Alexandria Police Chief Chad Gremillion with the Freedom 250 Hometown Hero Award, citing his decades of law-enforcement and community service.
Read story Tuscarawas County Dispatcher, Deputy Honored After Infant CPR Response
Tuscarawas County officials honored 9-1-1 telecommunicator Michelle Colvin and Lawrence Township Deputy Sheriff Adam Shaw after officials said their rapid CPR response helped save an infant’s life.
Read story UC Santa Cruz Police Officers and Dispatchers Honored for Lifesaving Actions
UC Santa Cruz says four campus police officers and three dispatchers were recognized after rapid responses to two emergency calls helped save two lives.
Read story Upshur County Sergeant Honored After Pulling Wheelchair User and Dog From Burning Home
Upshur County Patrol Supervisor Josh Davis received a Life Saving Achievement Award after authorities said he pulled a woman in a wheelchair and her dog from a burning New Diana home.
Read story Chaffee County Deputy Honored for Mountain Rescues and Hometown Hero Service
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado honored Chaffee County Sheriff’s Deputy Donnie Smith with its inaugural Hometown Hero Award, citing high-mountain rescues and continued service.
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Avondale Officer Climbs Through Small Window To Reach Woman Who Fell Inside Locked Home
Avondale police said neighbors heard a woman crying for help, leading officers to a locked home where one officer removed his gear and squeezed through a small window to get inside.
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Preston Officer Honored After Saving Choking 9-Month-Old Baby
Preston Police Officer Jared Griffin received a life-saving award after officials said he used his training to help a choking infant breathe again at a Dayton school gym.
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Becker County Sheriff’s Office Personnel Honored After CPR Response Helped Save 10-Year-Old Boy
Becker County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers, supervisors and deputies were honored after a March 19 emergency response in which CPR and AED use helped restore a 10-year-old boy’s heartbeat, according to the Detroit Lakes Tribune.
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