Rescue
How to leverage nontraditional resources to assist law enforcement operations
The After-Action Review is an extremely effective method of analyzing what occurred and how to improve performance in the future
Deputy Jacob Cook drove his cruiser at more than 100 miles per hour to reach and save Alyra Jones
The teen was safely reunited with her mother, but that outcome required quick coordination between at least six law enforcement agencies in two states within 27 hours
“We couldn’t spend too much time negotiating and risk the safety of the child,” Lt. Jennifer Kohrell said. “The actions of the officer saved the child’s life”
“Sgt. Ashley Harkins swiftly and skillfully climbed over the safety fence, putting herself in a perilous position on the narrow ledge above the chilly, flowing river,” State Police wrote in a statement
“You have to take what you have within your training and your plans and improvise — kind of call an audible and put it to work,” said Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia
Body camera footage from the October incident shows the officer moving toward the car as explosions erupt
Three deputies with the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office pulled a driver out of the car, which was “fully engulfed in flames”
Officers Jonathan Valle and David Carnarte rescued the man with the help of a good Samaritan
“We’re just incredibly grateful,” the woman said. “It was just a pure blessing that they were there”
“You hear that all the time, ‘Hey you helped me out, you saved me’ … but this is one of those few times, had they physically not been there, I’d be dead,” Officer Dean Alexander said
Watch: Maui PD releases body camera footage from Aug. 8 wildfires showing race to evacuate residents
The video shows officers evacuating homes and businesses, taking injured people to hospitals and removing road barriers to allow people to escape
The man had been in 53-degree water for about an hour and was beginning to lose fine motor skills when he was rescued
“Thanks to you, your training, your quick action – you saved Ollie,” the child’s grandfather, a retired officer, said
Yonkers Police Department officers caught and pulled a man to safety after he attempted to jump from a highway overpass
Greg Yurcevich, 56, is part of the rare 15% of people who survived an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with positive neurological health, experts say
The department said “Zena,” a black Labrador, is on the mend
“It probably would’ve been a worst-case scenario,” Officer Ryan Eustace said
Animals
“Even though the deer didn’t pause to say thank you, we’re sure it’s appreciative,” the department said
Investigators were able to identify a fingerprint from a ransom note allegedly left by the suspect, who was in a database from a 1999 DWI case
Two officers, who transported the injured boy to a hospital in their cruiser, were recently honored with a Valor Award for their heroism
Good Samaritan
“I would just like to say thank you to this young woman, of course, and all the officers involved. I’m really grateful to be alive,” the man said
Body camera footage shows flames engulfing the front porch as the officers run to the back door
The girl was unconscious and not breathing when officers arrived on the scene; they administered CPR and got the child to start to breathing on her own
A bystander said she saw the officer sprint out of his cruiser, rip off his vest and dive into the water to rescue two people
The driver, who had his head pushed through the car’s sun roof during the accident, was taken to the hospital
Officer Rayando Bryan’s body camera recorded him and fire Capt. Terrance Simon breaking a car window to rescue the man
Officer Robert Baer performed CPR on the child on the hood of his cruiser, saving the 1-year-old child
“Officer Butterworth’s heroic actions saved the lives of these two people, who possibly would not have survived if it were not for his selfless and immediate actions,” Norristown police said
Body camera footage shows dozens of officers and a SWAT team attempting to stop the shooter and rescue a wounded woman
The Oregon Road Fire spread devastatingly fast; deputies rushed to warn residents ahead of inferno
