Sarasota Officers Run Toward Motel Fire to Evacuate Guests
Sarasota police bodycam shows officers going door to door at a burning seven-unit motel before firefighters took over; one person had non-life-threatening injuries.
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Sarasota police bodycam shows officers going door to door at a burning seven-unit motel before firefighters took over; one person had non-life-threatening injuries.
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Batesville Police Lt. Danny Hamilton Honored After Saving Choking Man
Batesville Police Lt. Danny Hamilton received a Lifesaving Award after abdominal thrusts dislodged food from an unresponsive choking man.
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Top 5 Good Police Stories This Week: Fast Action, Teamwork and Second Chances
Five verified civilian law-enforcement stories: two child rescues, lifesaving medical aid, a shelter dog's K-9 graduation and jail staff teamwork.
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Top 5 Good Police Stories This Week: Five Acts Across Five Communities
Five verified civilian police stories: lifesaving aid, a burning-car rescue, 41 animals moved to safety and two crisis interventions.
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Top 5 Good Police Stories This Week: Storm, Roadside and Off-Duty Rescues
Five verified civilian law-enforcement stories: a storm rescue, infant first aid, a bee-swarm save, a vehicle lift and off-duty courage.
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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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Top 5 Good Police Stories This Week: Child Recoveries, Water Rescues and a House-Fire Save
Five verified civilian law-enforcement stories: two child recoveries, two water rescues and a Houston house-fire save.
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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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Bay Harbor Islands Police Commander Honored After Saving Drowning Toddler
Bay Harbor Islands Police Commander Tomas Rego received a lifesaving award after CPR helped revive a then-1-year-old child pulled from a pool.
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Atlanta Police Rescue Two Kidnapped Sisters From Trailer
Atlanta police body-camera video shows officers forcing entry into a trailer and safely recovering two young sisters reported kidnapped by their babysitter.
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St. Louis Police Rescue Unresponsive 6-Month-Old From Hot Car
St. Louis police rescued an unresponsive 6-month-old from a hot unattended vehicle during an Aug. 15 community event. The child was reported stable.
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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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Top 5 Good Police Stories This Week: Fire, Medical, Tactical and K-9 Rescues
Five verified civilian law-enforcement stories: fire, tactical, vehicle, child-pool and K-9 missing-person rescues.
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Oklahoma Troopers Perform Seven Minutes of CPR, Driver Goes Home Two Days Later
Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers Kainen Nance and Haven Clemons performed CPR for about seven minutes after a driver became unresponsive.
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Top 5 Good Police Stories This Week: Safe Recoveries, Rescues and Lifesaving Service
Five verified civilian law-enforcement stories: a river search, child and boat rescues, a choking save and an officer's kidney donation.
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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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Miami Marine Officers Rescue Family of Four After Boat Overturns in Biscayne Bay
Miami Police Marine Patrol officers pulled a mother, father and two young children from Biscayne Bay after their boat overturned in rough weather.
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Running 4 Heroes Awards Recovery Grants to Two Wounded Mississippi Officers
Running 4 Heroes is awarding $3,000 grants to Covington County Deputy Yates Rodney and Mississippi Highway Patrol Lt. Trea Staples.
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Indiana Deputy Stops Wrong-Way Driver Near One-Lane I-64 Work Zone
Perry County Deputy Jared Quick pursued a wrong-way driver toward a one-lane I-64 work zone and an oncoming semi; no injuries were reported.
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California Officers Recover Abducted 3-Year-Old, Then Bring Clothes and a Warm Meal
CHP officers and Fresno County deputies recovered an abducted 3-year-old near Los Banos before police brought the child clothes, food and comfort.
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Orlando Officer Donated Kidney to Her Squadmate’s Father After Accidental Text
Orlando Police Officer Dani Torres donated a kidney to fellow officer Marija Sladic’s father after an accidental text revealed his need for dialysis.
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Jonesboro Police Chief Honored After Heimlich Maneuver Saved Choking Woman
Jonesboro Police Chief Rick Elliott received a Life Saver Award after using the Heimlich maneuver when a choking woman stopped breathing.
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