Police risked their lives in fire rescue

TWO police officers have been praised after they risked their lives and rescued an unconscious man from a burning home.

Hero saves children from burning home

Described as a hero, Officer Jeremy Foote raced in a home with a room on fire Wednesday morning and helped bring two girls to safety, officials said.

Police honor the best among officers, staff

The Westminster Police Department recently announced the recipients of annual awards honoring its best officers and staff.

Cop honored for rescue of girl hostage

Police brass recently honored an Emergency Services detective who saved the life of a 3-year-old girl in Queens in February.

Deputies to be honored for work

A number of Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Department deputies will be recognized in April for acts ranging from saving residents from a fire to solving ongoing cases to organizing charity events.

Officers take kids on shopping spree

At the front of the Wal-Mart Supercenter in North Little Rock, the single mothers and their children lined up with their carts.

Cops honoured for heroics

Const. Jessie Poonian put his life in peril by rescuing a 10-year-old girl sleeping on a couch in a burning home in the $20-million MacEwan neighbourhood fire in July.

Hero cop tackles axe-wielding man

AN off-duty police officer tackled an axe-wielding man in Palmyra yesterday morning.

Canadian cop on vacation rescues Americans

Giovanni Di Legge, a 15-year veteran of the Canadian police force and currently working as a police officer in Montreal, was enjoying a good time with his family on the beaches of Maine when cries of distress pierced the air.

Cop Turns Double-Hero After Elderly Couple Collapses

Annapolis’s annual 4th of July parade got off to a scary start Wednesday when an elderly couple collapsed with life-threatening health problems.

Hero Officers Honored Nearly 6 Years Later

It took nearly six years, but three Division of Wildlife Resources officers who risked their own lives to save two others have been honored for their service.

Trooper honored for rescues

A Massachusetts state trooper from Shutesbury is being heralded for quick thinking and heroic actions on the Connecticut River last summer.

Work with kids makes cop a hero

Paul Deppi started helping kids with an eye toward becoming a cop.

Police are everyday heroes

Heroism happens every day. We see examples of it on the news, from our soldiers overseas who commit acts of inspirational bravery. We owe them a debt of immeasurable gratitude.

Hero cop says he was “Johnny on the spot”

A Dunedin police officer who has been honoured for rescuing a ten-year-old boy from a burning motel unit says he is humbled by the recognition.

Police Week begins with outdoor prayer service

With help from Houston’s religious leaders, members of the Houston Police Department bowed their heads in prayer Monday at the start of National Police Week.

Cops rescue man from burning car

Three Chicago police officers rescued a man who was trapped in his car this morning shortly after it collided with a sport-utility vehicle and caught fire on Chicago’s West Side.

Code-breaker hero cracks the top police job

THE policeman who masterminded the safe return of the wartime Enigma code-breaking machine after it was stolen from its home at Bletchley Park is to be the new Assistant Chief Constable of West Mercia.

Hero given award for rooftop rescue

A HEROIC policeman who caught a man falling from a rooftop and held him dangling from the edge for an hour has been commended for his actions.

Rail crash hero policeman speaks out

A CLITHEROE rail policeman has spoken of his role in helping the surbivors of the recent Cumbrian train crash.

Stabbed in head, he shoots, chases down the suspect until help arrives

Even after he was hacked in the head with a hunting knife, a Brooklyn cop still managed to chase his attacker across a subway platform – shooting him twice before collapsing nearby, police said yesterday.

Cop recounts harrowing rescue

Confronted by rushing, icy, dark water and an injured, unconscious Ithaca man slipping downstream in Cascadilla Gorge, Ithaca Police Officer Kevin McKenna didn’t hesitate.

Cop mounts bus rescue

A quick-thinking OPP constable helped dozens of passengers trapped in a burning bus reach safety yesterday after a massive chain-reaction crash during whiteout conditions on Hwy. 400.

Hero cops save woman

An OPP officer secured his partner with rope to prevent them from falling as they clung to a young woman in a dramatic rush-hour rescue on an overpass over Hwy. 401.

Honors bestowed on those who make a difference

A number of Woodland police officers were awarded Thursday for their leadership, volunteerism and dedication to the WPD.

Hero officers to get top lifesaving award

Two hero policemen who braved stormy seas in the middle of the night to dramatically rescue a drowning woman are to receive top lifesaving awards.

Hero cops honoured

A dozen people were rescued from a burning vessel last June. now the two officers who brought them to safety are receiving commendations.

Off-Duty Police Officer Rescues 5 People From Fire

An off-duty police officer on his way to work rescued five people, including three children, late Tuesday night from burning South Side residence, police said.

Cops Rescue Dog From Condo Fire

A police officer was sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation after saving a dog from a condo fire in Loma Portal.

Three Officers Honored For Highway Rescue

For police and firefighters, small acts of heroism, strength and bravery happen even on an ordinary day. But Dec. 8 was no ordinary day.

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