https://thinbluenews.com Source-backed law enforcement news, police news, officer heroism, K9 stories, and first responder updates. en-US Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:11:47 GMT https://thinbluenews.com/fort-worth-officers-lift-suv-save-baby-bodycam-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/fort-worth-officers-lift-suv-save-baby-bodycam-rescue/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:11:47 GMT Fort Worth police bodycam video shows officers and bystanders lifting an overturned SUV to rescue a 1-year-old girl trapped underneath after an I-30 crash. https://thinbluenews.com/canandaigua-police-law-day-teen-officers-lifesaving-awards/ https://thinbluenews.com/canandaigua-police-law-day-teen-officers-lifesaving-awards/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:59:19 GMT Canandaigua Police recognized 16-year-old Tallulah Kruger and several officers during its annual Law Day Ceremony, including lifesaving awards for Officers Bran https://thinbluenews.com/new-hampshire-deputy-matthew-fleming-k9-niko-hometown-hero/ https://thinbluenews.com/new-hampshire-deputy-matthew-fleming-k9-niko-hometown-hero/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:51:52 GMT Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Matthew J. Fleming was named New Hampshire’s Hometown Hero by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, with colleagues and K9 Nik https://thinbluenews.com/broward-deputies-pompano-beach-canal-rescue-sinking-car/ https://thinbluenews.com/broward-deputies-pompano-beach-canal-rescue-sinking-car/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:43:45 GMT Broward Sheriff’s Office body-worn camera video shows deputies and an off-duty fire captain pulling an elderly woman from a sinking car in a Pompano Beach canal https://thinbluenews.com/cass-county-deputy-cooper-severson-life-saving-award-medical-emergency/ https://thinbluenews.com/cass-county-deputy-cooper-severson-life-saving-award-medical-emergency/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:09:30 GMT Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Cooper Severson received the sheriff’s office Life Saving Award after an April 5 medical emergency response where officials said he https://thinbluenews.com/mount-pleasant-police-pond-rescue-driver-submerged-vehicle/ https://thinbluenews.com/mount-pleasant-police-pond-rescue-driver-submerged-vehicle/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:37:27 GMT Mount Pleasant Police officers entered a pond and helped pull a trapped driver from a partially submerged vehicle after a crash on North Highway 17, according t https://thinbluenews.com/und-police-cpl-jose-solis-matthew-smith-life-saving-medals/ https://thinbluenews.com/und-police-cpl-jose-solis-matthew-smith-life-saving-medals/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:28:46 GMT The University of North Dakota says Cpl. Jose Solis and civilian Matthew Smith received Life Saving Medals after intervening during a July 2025 overpass crisis https://thinbluenews.com/fairbanks-lieutenant-dennis-benn-retirement-police-medal-service/ https://thinbluenews.com/fairbanks-lieutenant-dennis-benn-retirement-police-medal-service/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:23:17 GMT Fairbanks Police Lieutenant Dennis Benn retired after a 23-year law-enforcement career and received the Police Medal and Distinguished Service Medal during a retirem https://thinbluenews.com/mercer-island-officers-king-county-lifesaving-award-ice-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/mercer-island-officers-king-county-lifesaving-award-ice-rescue/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:16:38 GMT Mercer Island Police Officers Jordan Tranter and Shannon Johnson received King County Lifesaving Awards after a Fish Lake ice rescue involving the MIPD Marine Patrol https://thinbluenews.com/idaho-detective-korey-payne-doj-hometown-hero-child-protection/ https://thinbluenews.com/idaho-detective-korey-payne-doj-hometown-hero-child-protection/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:07:38 GMT The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho said Bonneville County Sheriff’s Detective Korey Payne received Idaho’s Hometown Hero Award for his work combati https://thinbluenews.com/broken-arrow-officer-zach-vick-pond-drowning-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/broken-arrow-officer-zach-vick-pond-drowning-rescue/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:58:55 GMT Broken Arrow Officer Zach Vick jumped into an Events Park pond to rescue a boy who was struggling in the water, according to KJRH. https://thinbluenews.com/nassau-county-deputies-burning-home-yulee-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/nassau-county-deputies-burning-home-yulee-rescue/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:07:00 GMT Nassau County deputies were on an unrelated call in Yulee when they entered a smoke-filled home, found the homeowner outside and helped bring the incident to a safe https://thinbluenews.com/marana-police-lifesaving-awards-2026-james-jolly/ https://thinbluenews.com/marana-police-lifesaving-awards-2026-james-jolly/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:48:45 GMT Marana Police said its 2026 awards ceremony recognized eight Lifesaving Award recipients, citizen lifesaver Taylor Hutchison and Officer of the Year James Jolly, alo https://thinbluenews.com/hendersonville-police-lifesaver-awards-strangulation-cpr/ https://thinbluenews.com/hendersonville-police-lifesaver-awards-strangulation-cpr/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:38:44 GMT Hendersonville Police Chief Jim Jones presented Lifesaver Awards to MPO Troy VanAmburg, Officer Jeremy Lanas and Officer Noah Hrobsky after responses involving a str https://thinbluenews.com/kalamazoo-officer-michael-arnett-catches-baby-burning-home/ https://thinbluenews.com/kalamazoo-officer-michael-arnett-catches-baby-burning-home/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:26:21 GMT FOX 17 reported that Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Michael Arnett caught an infant lowered from an upstairs window during a house fire, then helped get the baby’s https://thinbluenews.com/corvallis-police-lifesaving-awards-cpr-911-dispatcher-officer/ https://thinbluenews.com/corvallis-police-lifesaving-awards-cpr-911-dispatcher-officer/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:17:30 GMT Corvallis Police say bystanders John Schneider and Megan Gregory-Goplen began CPR after an April crash, with 9-1-1 Telecommunicator Anna Schulz guiding them and Offi https://thinbluenews.com/auburn-officers-mbaye-hull-lifesaving-medal-cpr-response/ https://thinbluenews.com/auburn-officers-mbaye-hull-lifesaving-medal-cpr-response/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:10:26 GMT 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. https://thinbluenews.com/huntsville-officers-frigid-floodwater-rescue-life-saving-medals/ https://thinbluenews.com/huntsville-officers-frigid-floodwater-rescue-life-saving-medals/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:02:47 GMT Huntsville Police Sgt. William Cunningham, Officer Douglas Morris and Officer Kristin Miller were honored with Life-Saving Medals after officials said they entered waist-deep, near-freezing floodwater to carry a stranded man back to shore. https://thinbluenews.com/aurora-police-firefighters-rescue-driver-hidden-flood-hail/ https://thinbluenews.com/aurora-police-firefighters-rescue-driver-hidden-flood-hail/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:14:29 GMT Aurora police said officers and firefighters rescued a woman whose car became stuck after floodwater hidden under hail trapped her near East Sixth Avenue and Sable Boulevard. https://thinbluenews.com/arkansas-state-police-troopers-2025-trooper-of-year/ https://thinbluenews.com/arkansas-state-police-troopers-2025-trooper-of-year/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:55:34 GMT Arkansas State Police says Troopers Ethan Hiland, Brady Nuckels, and Jacob Price were jointly recognized for courageous actions during a 2025 encounter with an armed carjacking and kidnapping suspect. https://thinbluenews.com/marysville-police-bodycam-rescue-training/ https://thinbluenews.com/marysville-police-bodycam-rescue-training/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:45:36 GMT Marysville Police released body-worn camera and training video tied to a July 2025 rescue call in which officers entered a home to help a shooting victim, his wife, https://thinbluenews.com/robertson-county-deputies-ems-dispatch-house-fire-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/robertson-county-deputies-ems-dispatch-house-fire-rescue/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:33:04 GMT Robertson County first responders were recognized after a bedridden woman was rescued from a burning Green Road home, with deputies, dispatchers and EMS credited in a coordinated life-saving response. https://thinbluenews.com/key-west-officer-corey-vanderhoof-great-dane-water-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/key-west-officer-corey-vanderhoof-great-dane-water-rescue/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:26:41 GMT Key West Police Officer Corey Vanderhoof jumped into the water near Cow Key Bridge and rescued a man and his 161-pound Great Dane from Hurricane Hole lagoon, accordi https://thinbluenews.com/cheltenham-police-civilian-five-below-stabbing-commendations/ https://thinbluenews.com/cheltenham-police-civilian-five-below-stabbing-commendations/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:24:15 GMT Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele honored Cheltenham officers, detectives and Five Below manager Loresha McCray after a rapid patrol-car transport and investigation helped save a stabbed security guard and secure convictions. https://thinbluenews.com/daniel-mead-pittsburgh-officer-hometown-hero-tree-of-life-response/ https://thinbluenews.com/daniel-mead-pittsburgh-officer-hometown-hero-tree-of-life-response/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:56:55 GMT The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania recognized retired Pittsburgh Police Officer Daniel Mead for bravery and sacrifice during the 201 https://thinbluenews.com/chester-county-deputy-threatt-i77-burning-car-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/chester-county-deputy-threatt-i77-burning-car-rescue/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:50:21 GMT WRDW/WBTV reported that Chester County Deputy Threatt cut a driver's seatbelt and pulled her from an overturned, partially burning vehicle after a May 23 crash on I-77 near Richburg, South Carolina. https://thinbluenews.com/lebanon-township-chief-jason-cronce-delaware-river-rescue-honor/ https://thinbluenews.com/lebanon-township-chief-jason-cronce-delaware-river-rescue-honor/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:45:18 GMT Lebanon Township Police Chief Jason Cronce is being honored by the 200 Club of Hunterdon County after MyCentralJersey reported he pulled Kathy Van Duyne from a dangerous Delaware River current during an August 2025 tubing trip. https://thinbluenews.com/packers-protect-serve-award-ballew-barry-mathwich-rescues/ https://thinbluenews.com/packers-protect-serve-award-ballew-barry-mathwich-rescues/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:38:31 GMT The Green Bay Packers recognized Stevens Point Police Officer JD Ballew, K-9 Barry, and Portage County Deputy Brad Mathwich with the 2026 Packers Protect & Serve Awa https://thinbluenews.com/port-st-lucie-officer-corey-krecic-water-rescue-leo-award/ https://thinbluenews.com/port-st-lucie-officer-corey-krecic-water-rescue-leo-award/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:09:37 GMT Port St. Lucie Officer Corey Krecic has been nominated for a regional LEO Award after WPTV reported he waded through gator-filled water to reach a woman missing nearly 48 hours near the Saint Lucie River. https://thinbluenews.com/leetsdale-sergeant-michael-slawianowski-life-saving-cpr-crash/ https://thinbluenews.com/leetsdale-sergeant-michael-slawianowski-life-saving-cpr-crash/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:01:57 GMT Leetsdale officials recognized Sgt. Michael Slawianowski after he and three other responders used CPR and an AED during a Bell Acres crash response that officials cr https://thinbluenews.com/hobart-officer-adam-zormier-merrillville-house-fire-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/hobart-officer-adam-zormier-merrillville-house-fire-rescue/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:53:28 GMT ABC7 Chicago reported that Hobart Police Officer Adam Zormier rescued a family from a house fire in Merrillville, Indiana, leaving a northwest Indiana family safe after the emergency. https://thinbluenews.com/midwest-city-police-bodycam-apartment-fire-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/midwest-city-police-bodycam-apartment-fire-rescue/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:36:22 GMT A real bodycam frame released by Midwest City Police and reported by KFOR shows officers helping residents during a May 6 apartment fire where flames blocked second-floor access. https://thinbluenews.com/memphis-sergeant-april-moseley-doj-hometown-hero/ https://thinbluenews.com/memphis-sergeant-april-moseley-doj-hometown-hero/ Sun, 31 May 2026 23:43:13 GMT The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee named Memphis Police Sgt. April Moseley a 2026 Hometown Hero, citing more than 21 years of service a https://thinbluenews.com/antioch-officers-mathew-hart-patrick-conrad-lifesaving-awards/ https://thinbluenews.com/antioch-officers-mathew-hart-patrick-conrad-lifesaving-awards/ Sun, 31 May 2026 19:14:44 GMT 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. https://thinbluenews.com/whitpain-officer-katherine-essenthier-choking-baby-commendation/ https://thinbluenews.com/whitpain-officer-katherine-essenthier-choking-baby-commendation/ Sun, 31 May 2026 15:03:51 GMT 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. https://thinbluenews.com/iowa-police-chief-brian-flikeid-freedom-250-hometown-hero/ https://thinbluenews.com/iowa-police-chief-brian-flikeid-freedom-250-hometown-hero/ Sun, 31 May 2026 12:05:46 GMT The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa recognized Aurelia and Marcus Police Chief Brian Flikeid for victim-centered leadership, training, and public service across northwest Iowa. https://thinbluenews.com/wichita-police-detective-kevin-real-hometown-hero-award/ https://thinbluenews.com/wichita-police-detective-kevin-real-hometown-hero-award/ Sun, 31 May 2026 10:58:12 GMT The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas recognized Wichita Police Detective Kevin D. Real as a Hometown Hero for nearly three decades of public-safety https://thinbluenews.com/cartersville-officer-dixie-tucker-life-saving-award-student-tourniquet/ https://thinbluenews.com/cartersville-officer-dixie-tucker-life-saving-award-student-tourniquet/ Sun, 31 May 2026 06:51:17 GMT Cartersville officials say Officer Dixie Tucker received the police department’s Life Saving Award after her quick tourniquet response helped save a student struck w https://thinbluenews.com/alexandria-police-chief-chad-gremillion-hometown-hero-award/ https://thinbluenews.com/alexandria-police-chief-chad-gremillion-hometown-hero-award/ Sun, 31 May 2026 02:39:52 GMT 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. https://thinbluenews.com/tuscarawas-county-dispatcher-deputy-infant-cpr-awards/ https://thinbluenews.com/tuscarawas-county-dispatcher-deputy-infant-cpr-awards/ Sat, 30 May 2026 22:33:42 GMT 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. https://thinbluenews.com/uc-santa-cruz-police-dispatchers-lifesaving-actions/ https://thinbluenews.com/uc-santa-cruz-police-dispatchers-lifesaving-actions/ Sat, 30 May 2026 21:29:00 GMT UC Santa Cruz says four campus police officers and three dispatchers were recognized after rapid responses to two emergency calls helped save two lives. https://thinbluenews.com/upshur-county-sergeant-josh-davis-life-saving-award-burning-home-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/upshur-county-sergeant-josh-davis-life-saving-award-burning-home-rescue/ Sat, 30 May 2026 18:22:12 GMT 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. https://thinbluenews.com/top-5-good-police-stories-may-30-2026/ https://thinbluenews.com/top-5-good-police-stories-may-30-2026/ Sat, 30 May 2026 15:03:46 GMT This week’s ThinBlueNews roundup highlights five verified positive law-enforcement and first-responder stories: mountain rescues, a K-9 river search, school-resource https://thinbluenews.com/van-buren-county-k9-charlie-river-rescue-awards/ https://thinbluenews.com/van-buren-county-k9-charlie-river-rescue-awards/ Sat, 30 May 2026 14:17:11 GMT Van Buren County officials honored Deputy Jason Erickson, Deputy Cody Bingaman, K9 Charlie, and Sergeant Larry Weers after a search that ended with a 79-year-old dri https://thinbluenews.com/peoria-county-deputy-jack-evans-hometown-hero-award/ https://thinbluenews.com/peoria-county-deputy-jack-evans-hometown-hero-award/ Sat, 30 May 2026 12:04:30 GMT Peoria County Sheriff’s Deputy Jack Evans received the Hometown Hero Award from Acting U.S. Attorney Greg Gilmore after officials said he stayed composed and relayed critical information after being shot during a traffic stop. https://thinbluenews.com/benzie-county-deputy-matt-mckinley-hometown-hero-award/ https://thinbluenews.com/benzie-county-deputy-matt-mckinley-hometown-hero-award/ Sat, 30 May 2026 10:11:02 GMT Benzie County Deputy Sheriff Matt McKinley received the Justice Department’s Hometown Hero Award for his work as a school resource officer helping students through f https://thinbluenews.com/chaffee-county-deputy-donnie-smith-hometown-hero-award-mountain-rescues/ https://thinbluenews.com/chaffee-county-deputy-donnie-smith-hometown-hero-award-mountain-rescues/ Sat, 30 May 2026 06:02:52 GMT 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. https://thinbluenews.com/wake-county-deputies-sheriffs-commendation-medical-emergency/ https://thinbluenews.com/wake-county-deputies-sheriffs-commendation-medical-emergency/ Sat, 30 May 2026 01:55:45 GMT Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe honored Deputies Olson, Pero, Puebla Guerrero, Knust, Polo, and Peterkin after the sheriff’s office said they helped Adam Levy during https://thinbluenews.com/avondale-police-window-welfare-check-rescue-fallen-woman/ https://thinbluenews.com/avondale-police-window-welfare-check-rescue-fallen-woman/ Sat, 30 May 2026 00:42:41 GMT 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. https://thinbluenews.com/preston-officer-jared-griffin-life-saving-award-choking-infant/ https://thinbluenews.com/preston-officer-jared-griffin-life-saving-award-choking-infant/ Fri, 29 May 2026 21:51:06 GMT 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.