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. »
Friday, Feb. 23, 2007
Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007
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. »
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007
From nameless rookies to city’s newest heroes
On Monday, they were faceless rookies walking a beat in Queens in the dead of night. »
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. »
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007
Police officers have a ball while raising $80,000 for children’s charity
Big-hearted police officers have raised an impressive £41,000 (USD $80,000) for a leading children’s charity. »
Monday, Feb. 5, 2007
Officers Rescue Boy from Icy Pond
A 5-year-old boy is in critical condition after falling through a frozen pond and spending an hour in icy waters, officials said. »
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007
Hero cop in line for bravery award
A Queensland police constable who dived into a swollen river to rescue a woman swept away from a stranded vehicle could earn a bravery award. »
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007
Risking life to save another
Officer Chip Reynolds doesn’t consider himself a hero. »
Monday, Jan. 22, 2007
Officer Rescued Family from Burning Home
Even though a house on Elm Street in Marshville is charred with the roof caved in, a mother and her two young children are safe. »
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007
Deputies rescue dog from freezing water
A grey-muzzled yellow lab owes its life to a caller complaining about a barking dog and two Lassen County sheriff’s deputies who waded into the freezing waters of the Susan River to rescue it. »
Monday, Jan. 1, 2007
Brave cop says he’s not a hero
An off-duty police officer who was shot while single-handedly nabbing two suspected Queens bank robbers threatening his family came home a humble hero yesterday. »
Armed with a badge, prayer
Oakland police sergeant says faith has been source of strength for him, others during increase in killings »
Monday, Dec. 11, 2006
Cops, firefighters become personal shoppers
Axel Valeri was all about anything but himself while shopping on Saturday morning. »
Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006
Policeman insists he’s not a hero
Jacksonville police officer Brad Braithwaite insists he’s not a hero, even though the Law Enforcement Award of Excellence he recently received from Mothers Against Drunk Driving of North Carolina declares he’s a “Police DWI Hero.” »
Royals embrace Christmas with a Cop
Instead of just shopping for criminals this holiday season, some law enforcement officials from Topeka, Kan., are finding time to shop for those in need and they are turning to the Royals for a little extra holiday cheer. [A Cop’s Life: True Stories from the Heart Behind the Badge] »
Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006
Cops spread Christmas spirit
Five-year-old Makiah Shad of Sheboygan had a long list of people she wanted to shop for on Tuesday evening at Target. »
Kids Shop with a Cop for Christmas
Fifty cops were matched up with 50 kids Tuesday for the 2006 “Shop with a Cop” at the Wal-Mart Supercenter. »
Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006
Shop with a cop
With a boy or girl striding along beside them, uniformed Jeffersonville police officers slowly pushed shopping carts into the Meijer store on Allison Lane yesterday afternoon. »
Cops take to the stores
Yeah, they look tough in their uniforms and bulletproof vests. But inside they’re a bunch of softies. [A Cop’s Life: True Stories from the Heart Behind the Badge] »
Friday, Dec. 1, 2006
Shop-With-A-Cop
With the Thanksgiving holiday now behind us, local organizations are reminding residents and businesses they need help in their quest to make Christmas brighter for area children and families. [Cleveland Police (OH) (Images of America)] »
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006
Man rescued from gator by deputies
Authorities said a 45-year-old man was hospitalized after four sheriff’s deputies rescued him from the jaws of a nearly 12-foot alligator early Wednesday, while he was naked and high on crack cocaine. [When Alligators Laugh] »
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006
Brave cop in river rescue
A BRAVE policeman leapt into the wintry waters of the Thames to save two women from drowning. [London’s Thames: The River That Shaped a City and Its History] »
Monday, Nov. 6, 2006
Awards for hero cops
TWO Sheffield police officers who saved a colleague’s life when her car overturned and landed on a live railway line were rewarded for their heroism at a star studded party in London. »
Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006
Hero cop braved flames
Bruce Thompson knew everyone living in a converted church when he twice braved flames that surrounded him as he tried to crawl along the floor. »
Monday, Oct. 30, 2006
Hero cop ‘took bullet meant for the other guy’
The hero cop sprayed with bullets while stopping an execution-style slaying in Brooklyn has no regrets about leaping into danger, relatives said yesterday. »
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006
Hero cop saved mum and twins meets Prime Minister
TWO police officers who saved the life of a mother and her two babies in a dramatic rescue will be personally congratulated by the Prime Minister next month. »
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006
Training, courage kick in for cop, firefighter who put lives on the line
Crawling through a burning building to reach a disoriented 50-year-old man who would have died if not for his heroics, off-duty Chicago Fire Department Lt. Joseph Kish could think of only one thing: “Here we go again.” »
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006
Officers save one of their own
The eyes of Nassau police officers Daniel Ciaccio and Samuel Ferrandino widened as they said they watched an alleged drunken driver slam into a fellow officer’s marked cruiser, pinning him and causing the crumpled patrol car to burst into flames. »
Friday, Sep. 29, 2006
Officers honored in woman’s rescue
The City Council on Tuesday honored four police officers who rescued a woman in the path of an approaching train. »
Monday, Sep. 25, 2006
Explosion hero saves 3 policemen
A HERO off-duty fireman saved the lives of three policemen when an electricity sub-station exploded. »