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12 current stories
Tuscaloosa Officer Dallas Gantt Restores Infant’s Breathing During Roadside Emergency
Tuscaloosa Officer Dallas Gantt used infant first-aid training after a driver flagged him down with a one-week-old baby who was not breathing.
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Knoxville Officers Clear Infant’s Airway, Restore Breathing Within Seconds
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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Houston Officers Enter Smoke-Filled Home, Rescue Man From Fire
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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Missouri City Officers Rescue Autistic Boy From Creek
Missouri City Officers Trevino, Guerra and Schuessler entered a creek and brought an autistic boy to safety after an Aug. 7 call.
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New Bern Officer and Fire Captain Pull Driver From Car in Neuse River
New Bern Police Lt. Jason Williams and Fire & Rescue Capt. Justin Sawyer pulled a driver from a car sinking in the Neuse River at Union Point Park.
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Florida Agricultural Officer William Register Helps Save Choking 1-Year-Old
Florida OALE Officer William Register used back blows to help clear a choking 1-year-old's airway in Century before EMS arrived.
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Off-Duty Boynton Beach Officer Performs CPR After Nashville Crash
Officer Chase Thompson ran toward a Nashville pedestrian crash and performed CPR while emergency crews responded, police said.
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Rialto Officers Help Save Choking 3-Year-Old, Bodycam Video Shows
New bodycam video shows Rialto officers using an airway-clearance device to help a choking 3-year-old breathe again before his full recovery.
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Hialeah Officers Save 1-Year-Old After Pool Emergency, Bodycam Video Shows
New bodycam video shows Hialeah officers rushing to a family pool, performing CPR and helping a 1-year-old boy regain consciousness.
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Lake City Officers Use Flock Cameras to Rescue Two Abducted Children
Lake City police used license-plate-reader and phone-location information to locate two abducted children and safely reunite them with their mother.
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Field Blood Transfusion and Tourniquet Credited With Saving Dallas ISD Officer
A fellow officer's tourniquet and a Dallas Fire-Rescue field blood transfusion helped save Dallas ISD Officer Justin Jones after he was wounded.
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Michigan K-9 Team and DNR Officers Find Three Missing Tubers Alive After Three-Day Search
A Michigan State Police K-9 team and DNR conservation officers found two women and a 9-year-old alive after a three-day Muskegon River search.
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