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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160 stories 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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Off-Duty Corrections Lieutenant Ran Toward Fire to Help Burning Truck Driver
Off-duty South Carolina corrections Lt. Jessica Kisseih stopped after a fiery I-20 crash and coached a burning truck driver to stop, drop and roll.
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Amherst County Honors Four Deputies Whose Actions Helped Save Three Lives
Amherst County honored Deputies Matthew Minnick, Hayden Shelbe and Chase Lawhorne and Sgt. Brian Anderson with lifesaving medals.
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Wood County Dispatcher Guides Mother Through Heimlich to Save 7-Year-Old
Wood County dispatcher Jessica Arnold calmly guided a mother through abdominal thrusts that restored her choking 7-year-old daughter’s breathing.
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Glendale Officers Rescue Barely Conscious Toddler From Smoke-Filled Home
Glendale police bodycam shows officers rescuing a barely conscious 2-year-old from a smoke-filled Arizona home and searching the residence.
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Norwalk Marine Officers Rescue Kayaker Clinging to Flotation Devices
Norwalk Marine Unit officers Owen Lee and Chris Kassimis rescued an uninjured kayaker who was clinging to flotation devices off the Connecticut coast.
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Bodycam Shows Lyford Police Chief and Officer Pull Man From Bee Swarm
Bodycam shows Lyford Police Chief Marcos Garcia and an officer pulling a man from a bee swarm and placing him inside a patrol vehicle.
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La Porte County K-9 Bosco Retires to Stay Beside Wounded Handler
La Porte County K-9 Bosco retired after eight years of service and will live with wounded handler Deputy Jon Samuelson during his recovery.
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Three Lander Police Officers Honored After CPR and AED Restore Man’s Pulse
Lander officers Ethan Borchardt, Jason Hanson and Shawn McRae received Lifesaving Awards after CPR and an AED restored a man’s pulse and breathing.
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Oneida County Deputy Pulls Seriously Injured Driver From Burning Truck
An Oneida County deputy pulled a seriously injured driver away from a burning truck after an Aug. 1 crash in Trenton, New York, the sheriff says.
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Suffolk County Marine Officers Rescue Father and Two Children After Jet Ski Capsizes
Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued a father and two children after a jet ski capsized in Great South Bay. All three were uninjured.
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Seoul Officer and Commuters Take Turns Performing CPR at Subway Station
Official video shows a Seoul police officer and commuters taking turns performing CPR after a man collapsed at Wangsimni subway station.
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Sheepdog Helps Laguna Beach First Responders Clear Trail for Emergency Helicopter
A sheepdog guided goats away as Laguna Beach police, fire and OCFA personnel cleared a foothill trail for an emergency helicopter response.
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Navajo County Deputies Recover Abducted Newborn Safely Near Winslow
Navajo County deputies and Arizona DPS safely recovered an 11-day-old infant near Winslow after an alert from Surprise, according to officials.
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Asbury Park Officer and Firefighters Rescue Teens From Ocean
An Asbury Park police officer entered the ocean to help juveniles in distress before trained fire rescue swimmers brought everyone safely ashore.
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Chatham Officers and Off-Duty Firefighter Help Revive Man at Gym
Chatham Officers David Toledo and Adam Hahn used an AED after off-duty firefighter Bobby Vrchota began CPR on a man who collapsed at a gym.
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