https://thinbluenews.com Source-backed law enforcement news, police news, officer heroism, K9 stories, and first responder updates. en-US Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT https://thinbluenews.com/sergeant-scott-ries-end-of-watch-memorial/ https://thinbluenews.com/sergeant-scott-ries-end-of-watch-memorial/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT ThinBlueNews remembers Sergeant Scott Ries of the Rittman Police Department in Ohio, who died in the line of duty on July 5, 2026. https://thinbluenews.com/orange-police-corporal-greggory-cates-choking-baby-lifesaving-medal/ https://thinbluenews.com/orange-police-corporal-greggory-cates-choking-baby-lifesaving-medal/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT Orange Police Corporal Greggory Cates was awarded the Life Saving Medal after responding to a call and saving a 7-month-old girl who was choking on a hair clip in January 2026, bodycam footage captured the rescue. https://thinbluenews.com/police-officer-loren-courts-end-of-watch-anniversary-memorial/ https://thinbluenews.com/police-officer-loren-courts-end-of-watch-anniversary-memorial/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:30:00 GMT ThinBlueNews remembers Police Officer Loren Courts of the Detroit Police Department on the anniversary of his End of Watch, July 6, 2022. https://thinbluenews.com/columbus-officer-gloria-west-hometown-hero-burning-truck-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/columbus-officer-gloria-west-hometown-hero-burning-truck-rescue/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:49:11 GMT Columbus Division of Police Officer Gloria West was honored with a DOJ Hometown Hero Award after pulling a trapped driver from a burning truck on I-71 in November 2024, suffering second-degree burns to her hands. https://thinbluenews.com/woodbridge-officer-nicholas-samartino-infant-choking-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/woodbridge-officer-nicholas-samartino-infant-choking-rescue/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMT Woodbridge Police Officer Nicholas Samartino responded to a residence and saved a 5-day-old choking infant using back blows and suctioning in late May 2026. https://thinbluenews.com/university-circle-officer-joe-fazio-lifesaving-award/ https://thinbluenews.com/university-circle-officer-joe-fazio-lifesaving-award/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:18:55 GMT University Circle Patrol Officer Joe Fazio received the American Police Hall of Fame Life Saving Award after building rapport and safely de-escalating the same individual in crisis on two consecutive days in January 2026, according to WKYC. https://thinbluenews.com/coast-guard-keaau-rescue-hawaii-fishing-vessel/ https://thinbluenews.com/coast-guard-keaau-rescue-hawaii-fishing-vessel/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:47:40 GMT A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 crew rescued two men after a 12-foot fishing vessel capsized offshore Oahu, according to DVIDS. https://thinbluenews.com/top-5-good-police-stories-july-4-2026/ https://thinbluenews.com/top-5-good-police-stories-july-4-2026/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT This week’s ThinBlueNews Top 5 Good Police Stories roundup features source-backed rescues and recognition from Bexar County, St. Lucie County, Leesburg, Blue Mound and Clearwater. https://thinbluenews.com/police-officer-jamieson-ritter-end-of-watch-anniversary-memorial/ https://thinbluenews.com/police-officer-jamieson-ritter-end-of-watch-anniversary-memorial/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:45:00 GMT ThinBlueNews remembers Police Officer Jamieson Ritter of the Cleveland Division of Police on the anniversary of his End of Watch, July 4, 2024. https://thinbluenews.com/bexar-county-deputy-infant-hot-vehicle-rescue-bodycam/ https://thinbluenews.com/bexar-county-deputy-infant-hot-vehicle-rescue-bodycam/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:10:29 GMT A Bexar County sheriff’s deputy broke a window to rescue a 4-month-old from a dangerously hot vehicle, according to KSAT and BCSO officials cited in the report. https://thinbluenews.com/st-lucie-county-marine-unit-boat-sinking-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/st-lucie-county-marine-unit-boat-sinking-rescue/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:38:00 GMT St. Lucie County sheriff’s Marine Unit deputies rescued two people from the Intracoastal Waterway after their boat sank; both wore life jackets and no injuries were reported. https://thinbluenews.com/michigan-first-responders-hometown-hero-grand-blanc-temple-israel/ https://thinbluenews.com/michigan-first-responders-hometown-hero-grand-blanc-temple-israel/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:54:00 GMT The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan honored six first responders for bravery during two separate critical incidents, including Grand Blanc Township Police Officer Jason Carpentier and Michigan Conservation Officer Luke Robare. https://thinbluenews.com/senior-detention-officer-erica-mcadoo-end-of-watch-anniversary-memorial/ https://thinbluenews.com/senior-detention-officer-erica-mcadoo-end-of-watch-anniversary-memorial/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:35:00 GMT ThinBlueNews remembers Senior Detention Officer Erica Nicole McAdoo of the Los Angeles Police Department on the anniversary of her End of Watch, July 3, 2020. https://thinbluenews.com/leesburg-sergeant-alex-nell-house-fire-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/leesburg-sergeant-alex-nell-house-fire-rescue/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:12:00 GMT Leesburg Police Sgt. Alex Nell spotted smoke while off duty, warned a homeowner her house was on fire and helped her and two dogs get out safely. https://thinbluenews.com/st-augustine-beach-josh-schneider-lifesaving-award/ https://thinbluenews.com/st-augustine-beach-josh-schneider-lifesaving-award/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:16:33 GMT St. Augustine Beach Police said Officer Josh Schneider received the SABPD Lifesaving Award for actions in response to a suicidal subject on April 11, 2026. https://thinbluenews.com/blue-mound-officers-burning-car-lifesaving-awards/ https://thinbluenews.com/blue-mound-officers-burning-car-lifesaving-awards/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:04:45 GMT Blue Mound Officers Luis Aguilar and Bryant Ochoa were honored with Life-Saving Awards after pulling a driver from a burning car, according to FOX 4 and NBC 5. https://thinbluenews.com/deputy-sheriff-carlos-ramirez-end-of-watch-anniversary-memorial/ https://thinbluenews.com/deputy-sheriff-carlos-ramirez-end-of-watch-anniversary-memorial/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:35:00 GMT ThinBlueNews remembers Deputy Sheriff Carlos Aaron Ramirez of the Kendall County Sheriff's Office on the anniversary of his End of Watch, July 2, 2019. https://thinbluenews.com/fletcher-officer-timothy-kreul-red-cross-lifesaving-award/ https://thinbluenews.com/fletcher-officer-timothy-kreul-red-cross-lifesaving-award/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:53:45 GMT Fletcher Police Officer Timothy Kreul received an American Red Cross Lifesaving Award after using CPR to help save a 65-year-old man, according to the Red Cross. https://thinbluenews.com/chp-officer-paul-vue-medal-valor-oroville-school-aid/ https://thinbluenews.com/chp-officer-paul-vue-medal-valor-oroville-school-aid/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:05:59 GMT CHP Officer Paul Vue received a Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor after officials said he gave lifesaving medical aid to two wounded children at an Oroville school. https://thinbluenews.com/clearwater-officer-andrew-billups-two-lifesaving-rescues-award/ https://thinbluenews.com/clearwater-officer-andrew-billups-two-lifesaving-rescues-award/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:43:51 GMT Clearwater Police Officer Andrew Billups was honored after officials credited him with two lifesaving responses weeks apart, including a beach rescue and a crisis negotiation. https://thinbluenews.com/palos-park-officers-kotsianis-van-wagner-lifesaving-cpr/ https://thinbluenews.com/palos-park-officers-kotsianis-van-wagner-lifesaving-cpr/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:55:34 GMT Palos Park Officers Bob Kotsianis and Scott Van Wagner were honored after officials said CPR and an AED helped save a woman during a May cardiac emergency. https://thinbluenews.com/mpd-tyrone-campbell-bloodhound-bubba-awards-2026/ https://thinbluenews.com/mpd-tyrone-campbell-bloodhound-bubba-awards-2026/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:28:05 GMT Washington, DC MPD recognized Officer Tyrone Campbell and Bloodhound Bubba as Special Operations Division Officer of the Year for missing-person search work. https://thinbluenews.com/rockville-public-safety-awards-police-valor-lifesaving-service/ https://thinbluenews.com/rockville-public-safety-awards-police-valor-lifesaving-service/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:35:59 GMT Rockville said its 37th Annual Public Safety Awards honored city police members for valor, lifesaving, meritorious, distinguished and unsung-hero service. https://thinbluenews.com/trooper-michael-pahira-end-of-watch-memorial/ https://thinbluenews.com/trooper-michael-pahira-end-of-watch-memorial/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:35:00 GMT ThinBlueNews remembers Trooper Michael Pahira of the Pennsylvania State Police, who died in the line of duty on July 1, 2026. https://thinbluenews.com/fitchburg-detective-jordan-trundle-hometown-hero-award/ https://thinbluenews.com/fitchburg-detective-jordan-trundle-hometown-hero-award/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:18:00 GMT The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin honored Fitchburg Detective Jordan Trundle for work with ATF Madison’s Crime Gun Task Force. https://thinbluenews.com/white-settlement-officers-nleomf-flood-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/white-settlement-officers-nleomf-flood-rescue/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:21:13 GMT NLEOMF named Sgt. John Banner, Officer Christopher Wiseman and Officer Brian Leal April 2026 Officers of the Month after a Texas floodwater rescue. https://thinbluenews.com/lowndes-county-lt-herb-bennett-hometown-hero-k9-thanos/ https://thinbluenews.com/lowndes-county-lt-herb-bennett-hometown-hero-k9-thanos/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:04:00 GMT The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia honored Lowndes County Lt. Herb Bennett, a national champion K-9 handler with K-9 Thanos, as a Hometown Hero. https://thinbluenews.com/union-county-sheriff-k9-kona-certified-service/ https://thinbluenews.com/union-county-sheriff-k9-kona-certified-service/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:18:00 GMT The Union County Sheriff's Office said K-9 Kona has completed certification and entered service after being donated to the agency in 2024. https://thinbluenews.com/pasadena-police-k9-edo-retirement-seeka-training/ https://thinbluenews.com/pasadena-police-k9-edo-retirement-seeka-training/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:56:51 GMT Pasadena Police honored retiring K-9 Edo after more than seven years of service and welcomed K-9 Seeka, who is training for tracking and trailing work. https://thinbluenews.com/deputy-sheriff-devin-mason-end-of-watch-anniversary-memorial/ https://thinbluenews.com/deputy-sheriff-devin-mason-end-of-watch-anniversary-memorial/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:45:00 GMT ThinBlueNews remembers Deputy Sheriff Devin Mason of the Darlington County Sheriff's Office on the anniversary of his End of Watch, July 1, 2025. https://thinbluenews.com/horry-county-k9-ori-retirement-service/ https://thinbluenews.com/horry-county-k9-ori-retirement-service/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:16:00 GMT Horry County Police K-9 Ori retired after about 10 years of service, including fugitive tracks and drug seizures, according to MyHorryNews. https://thinbluenews.com/lincoln-police-community-member-awards-life-saving-actions/ https://thinbluenews.com/lincoln-police-community-member-awards-life-saving-actions/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:06:20 GMT KOLN reports Lincoln Police and city leaders honored residents for life-saving aid, school safety, scam prevention and exceptional service to Lincoln. https://thinbluenews.com/madd-hawaii-law-enforcement-recognition-2026/ https://thinbluenews.com/madd-hawaii-law-enforcement-recognition-2026/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:46:58 GMT Maui Now reports that MADD Hawaiʻi honored officers, deputy sheriffs, a prosecutor and community leaders at its 2026 statewide Law Enforcement Recognition ceremony. https://thinbluenews.com/port-angeles-police-k9-freddy-solo-protective-vests/ https://thinbluenews.com/port-angeles-police-k9-freddy-solo-protective-vests/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:34:45 GMT MyClallamCounty/KONP reports that Port Angeles Police K-9s Freddy and Solo received protective vests after a donor-led community effort organized by Paul Collins. https://thinbluenews.com/lopatcong-trent-laford-first-responder-hometown-hero/ https://thinbluenews.com/lopatcong-trent-laford-first-responder-hometown-hero/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:46:38 GMT TAPinto Phillipsburg reports that Lopatcong firefighter Trent LaFord was named an NJ-07 First Responder Hometown Hero through Congressman Tom Kean Jr.'s initiative. https://thinbluenews.com/fort-bragg-mp-katie-ramon-cpr-access-control-point/ https://thinbluenews.com/fort-bragg-mp-katie-ramon-cpr-access-control-point/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:35:13 GMT The U.S. Army says Pfc. Katie Ramon, a 16th Military Police Brigade military police Soldier, performed CPR after a civilian arrived at Fort Bragg experiencing a heart attack. https://thinbluenews.com/sumner-county-deputies-human-chain-flood-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/sumner-county-deputies-human-chain-flood-rescue/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:25:57 GMT KAKE reports that Sumner County deputies formed a human chain to rescue a deputy after his patrol SUV hydroplaned into floodwater during a deadly road-closure incident near Wellington, Kansas. https://thinbluenews.com/new-hampshire-roxbury-missing-child-search-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/new-hampshire-roxbury-missing-child-search-rescue/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:52:35 GMT New Hampshire Fish and Game says conservation officers and partner agencies searched for a missing 7-year-old in Roxbury before a K-9 team found him behind his home. https://thinbluenews.com/fairfax-county-human-chain-pond-rescue-bodycam/ https://thinbluenews.com/fairfax-county-human-chain-pond-rescue-bodycam/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:37:43 GMT Fairfax County police and firefighters formed a human chain to rescue a driver from a sinking car in a Chantilly pond, according to WJLA reporting citing police. https://thinbluenews.com/detention-officer-francisco-flattes-end-of-watch-anniversary-memorial/ https://thinbluenews.com/detention-officer-francisco-flattes-end-of-watch-anniversary-memorial/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:45:00 GMT ThinBlueNews remembers Detention Officer Francisco Flattes of the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office on the anniversary of his End of Watch, June 30, 2025. https://thinbluenews.com/loganville-officer-crystal-citron-window-fire-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/loganville-officer-crystal-citron-window-fire-rescue/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:12:00 GMT WSB-TV and FOX 5 reported Loganville Officer Crystal Citron pulled a trapped man through a window during a Bay Creek Road house fire before firefighters arrived. https://thinbluenews.com/garfield-county-deputy-alex-silverman-lifesaving-award/ https://thinbluenews.com/garfield-county-deputy-alex-silverman-lifesaving-award/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:08:31 GMT Garfield County says Deputy Alex Silverman applied three tourniquets after arriving first at a crash scene, helping save a badly injured woman before EMS arrived. https://thinbluenews.com/east-baton-rouge-deputy-brandon-searles-hometown-hero-bank-robbery/ https://thinbluenews.com/east-baton-rouge-deputy-brandon-searles-hometown-hero-bank-robbery/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:05:51 GMT The U.S. Attorney’s Office says East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandon Searles was honored after stopping an attempted bank robbery before he joined the agency. https://thinbluenews.com/ross-township-officers-fawn-rescue-north-hills-high-school/ https://thinbluenews.com/ross-township-officers-fawn-rescue-north-hills-high-school/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:21:17 GMT TribLive reported Ross Township police Sgt. Peter Chuberko and Officer Nathan Roy rescued a fawn trapped between a fence and North Hills Senior High School. https://thinbluenews.com/new-hampshire-deputy-matthew-fleming-k9-niko-hometown-hero/ https://thinbluenews.com/new-hampshire-deputy-matthew-fleming-k9-niko-hometown-hero/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:54:05 GMT The U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Hampshire named Hillsborough County Deputy Matthew J. Fleming, an ICAC Task Force officer partnered with K-9 Niko, as New Hampshire’s Hometown Hero. https://thinbluenews.com/phoenix-officer-pugs-turtle-mobile-home-fire-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/phoenix-officer-pugs-turtle-mobile-home-fire-rescue/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:13:09 GMT Phoenix police bodycam video published by AZFamily shows first responders rescuing four pugs and a turtle from a mobile-home fire near 19th Avenue and Camelback Road. https://thinbluenews.com/palm-beach-north-valor-awards-riviera-beach-officers-fire-rescue/ https://thinbluenews.com/palm-beach-north-valor-awards-riviera-beach-officers-fire-rescue/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:40:09 GMT Florida Weekly reported that Palm Beach North Valor and Community Service Awards honored Riviera Beach Police Officers Joshua Wilson and Elizabeth Elliott and other first responders. https://thinbluenews.com/old-westbury-officers-jets-honor-cardiac-arrest-save/ https://thinbluenews.com/old-westbury-officers-jets-honor-cardiac-arrest-save/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:06:07 GMT Old Westbury Officers John Kassebaum, Michael Avelin and Detective Michael Brown were honored by the New York Jets after reviving Phillip Amico after cardiac arrest. https://thinbluenews.com/jackson-county-deputy-brenda-fossett-life-saving-award/ https://thinbluenews.com/jackson-county-deputy-brenda-fossett-life-saving-award/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:26:08 GMT Jackson County Deputy Brenda Fossett received a Life Saving Award after officials said she used a tourniquet to help save a woman with severe bleeding. https://thinbluenews.com/st-cloud-first-responders-cardiac-arrest-awards/ https://thinbluenews.com/st-cloud-first-responders-cardiac-arrest-awards/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:48:00 GMT Osceola News Gazette reported that St. Cloud police, dispatchers, fire-rescue crews and hospital staff were honored after Donna Allred survived sudden cardiac arrest.