<span style="color: #000099">So here is a change of pace. Yes, there is a reason my text is in blue.</span>
Connecticut Officers Save Autistic Man
David Owens
Source: The Hartford Courant, Conn
May 21--FAIRFIELD -- Three Fairfield officers jumped into the Sasco River Saturday to save an autistic man who'd jumped from a bridge.
Police were dispatched at 1:22 p.m. Saturday to a report of a missing 19-year-old who lives in the area of Post Road and S. Pine Creek. Police were told he was last seen running from his home in traffic toward Sasco Hill Road.
Officers quickly found the man running along Harbor Road toward a stone bridge. He climbed a wall and jumped into the water.
Police and family members tried to talk him into returning to shore, but he ignored them. That's when Officer William Demotses, a member of the department's dive team, and Sgt. Edward Weihe and Office Lance Newkirchen jumped into the water to rescue the man.
They got the man to shore, where two more officers helped get him out of the water. He was checked by an ambulance crew, then released to his mother.
Copyright 2012 - The Hartford
<span style="color: #000099">Here is another bunch of those facist pigs for ya.</span>
N.C. Troopers Honored For Lifesaving Actions
John Hinton
Source: Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.
May 21--Two state highway patrol troopers in northwest North Carolina have expressed humility after they received humanitarian awards for their actions that saved lives.
The N.C. State Highway Patrol presented Sgt. James S. Cox of Wilkesboro and Sgt. Mitchell Haunn of Elkin with the awards last week in a ceremony in Raleigh. Several other employees of the N.C. Department of Public Safety and civilians also received honors for their achievements.
"Each trooper went beyond the normal call of duty and demonstrated outstanding judgment," said Col. Michael Gilchrist, commander of the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
Cox and Haunn said they were humbled to be honored.
"I was just doing my job," Cox said.
Cox, a 27-year-veteran, received the Samaritan Service Award for his help with the Jan. 3 rescue of Tommy Shepherd of West Jefferson, a newspaper carrier for the Winston-Salem Journal.
Shepherd lost control of his pickup on an icy road in Ashe County and the vehicle overturned and landed in a creek. Shepherd was trapped inside as water poured inside the truck.
A passing motorist saw the pickup upside down in Nathans Creek where it runs into the South Fork of the New River.
Cox and Aaron Reed, an Ashe County deputy sheriff, arrived and got into the frigid water to try to open the doors of the pickup. They couldn't open the driver's side door because the vehicle was stuck in the mud in the creekbed. They were later joined by two area men, Tommy Richardson and Dennis Davis, who joined the officers in the freezing water.
The men eventually used a chain from an ice scraper/salt truck to yank the door open. Shepherd was rescued from the pickup and taken to Ashe Memorial Hospital, where his core body temperature was measured at 14 degrees.
"Without the quick actions of each of these men, Mr. Shepherd would not be alive today or at the very least would have suffered injuries that would affect him for the rest of his life," the commendation read.
Shepherd said he appreciated what Sgt. Cox did for him.
"He was in the water with me the entire time," Shepherd said.
Cox, 49, said he doesn't consider himself a hero for his role in Shepherd's rescue.
"We did what we had to do to get him out," Cox said.
The three other men -- Reed, Richardson and Davis -- received the State Highway Patrol Life Saving Award.
Haunn, a 18-year veteran, also received the Samaritan Service Award for his participation in the rescue of eight people from a van that overturned on Interstate 77 South in Surry County on Dec. 20, 2011.
Haunn, 40, saw the van, which was carrying a forklift on its trailer, travel into the median and overturn. Haunn used his fire extinguisher to battle a fire that had started in the van.
While Haunn kept the fire at bay, another motorist stopped and helped the van's passengers escape the vehicle without injuries. After Haunn emptied his extinguisher on the fire, the passengers, the motorist and Haunn ran from the scene.
Moments later, the van exploded as the fire ignited the several types of fuels stored in the van.
"Sergeant Haunn's fast reaction can be attributed to saving multiple lives on this occasion," the commendation said.
Haunn said he acted when he saw the wreck happen right in front of him.
"It is something that is expected from everyone in the highway patrol to render aid in that situation," he said.
Copyright 2012 - Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.
<span style="color: #000099">Then you got these clowns. They should just mind their own buisness, right?</span>
Calif. Officers Honored for Actions During Standoff
Story by 10News.com
Source: Story by 10News.com
Two police officers were honored Friday night for their actions during an El Cajon standoff last year.
El Cajon police Officer Jarred Slocum and his rookie partner, Officer Tim McFarland, were two of many officers who responded to shots being fired in an August 2011 standoff with a man who had already killed his baby daughter and mother-in-law.
Resident Dave Lembcke watched as McFarland rushed to Slocum's aid after he was shot in the head and fell near a fence. While still in the line of fire, Lembcke ran to help the officers.
"The man had death in his eyes. The guy was just ? and his partner just, you know ? He went out there knowing he was the target," Lembcke said. "I know we were only in that street for a few seconds, and it felt like eternity. And I kept expecting the bullets to start ringing out again."
Lembcke said he is no hero, and added, "To me a hero's nothing but a sandwich, but if you want to know about a couple of heroes, I seen a couple right there and then I seen a whole bunch more show up."
During the El Cajon Police Department's 23rd Annual Police Officer Awards Ceremony, Slocum received the department's Medal of Valor and Purple Heart. He was also named El Cajon's "Officer of the Year."
"There's no words to describe how it feels when you're watching it," Slocum said.
While he looks healthy, Slocum is still on the mend with a brain injury.
"Long, slow baby steps to get back. It just takes time," he said.
McFarland also received the Medal of Valor for his actions.
"I was going to do what I could to make sure that he was at least in a safe position to get help to him. I wasn't going to be that guy that was going to hide behind the car and not help my partner out.," said McFarland, who was in his third day as Slocum's partner when the standoff occurred.
Doctors said it was a miracle Slocum survived, and for a moment he questioned it as well.
"First thing, I spoke to God and said, 'Is this my time?' and I didn't hear an answer, and I just knew that I had to shoot back and get home to my family," said Slocum.
<span style="color: #000099">People should be ashamed of themselves for supporting these emisaries of facism and tyranny. </span>
Connecticut Officers Save Autistic Man
David Owens
Source: The Hartford Courant, Conn
May 21--FAIRFIELD -- Three Fairfield officers jumped into the Sasco River Saturday to save an autistic man who'd jumped from a bridge.
Police were dispatched at 1:22 p.m. Saturday to a report of a missing 19-year-old who lives in the area of Post Road and S. Pine Creek. Police were told he was last seen running from his home in traffic toward Sasco Hill Road.
Officers quickly found the man running along Harbor Road toward a stone bridge. He climbed a wall and jumped into the water.
Police and family members tried to talk him into returning to shore, but he ignored them. That's when Officer William Demotses, a member of the department's dive team, and Sgt. Edward Weihe and Office Lance Newkirchen jumped into the water to rescue the man.
They got the man to shore, where two more officers helped get him out of the water. He was checked by an ambulance crew, then released to his mother.
Copyright 2012 - The Hartford
<span style="color: #000099">Here is another bunch of those facist pigs for ya.</span>
N.C. Troopers Honored For Lifesaving Actions
John Hinton
Source: Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.
May 21--Two state highway patrol troopers in northwest North Carolina have expressed humility after they received humanitarian awards for their actions that saved lives.
The N.C. State Highway Patrol presented Sgt. James S. Cox of Wilkesboro and Sgt. Mitchell Haunn of Elkin with the awards last week in a ceremony in Raleigh. Several other employees of the N.C. Department of Public Safety and civilians also received honors for their achievements.
"Each trooper went beyond the normal call of duty and demonstrated outstanding judgment," said Col. Michael Gilchrist, commander of the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
Cox and Haunn said they were humbled to be honored.
"I was just doing my job," Cox said.
Cox, a 27-year-veteran, received the Samaritan Service Award for his help with the Jan. 3 rescue of Tommy Shepherd of West Jefferson, a newspaper carrier for the Winston-Salem Journal.
Shepherd lost control of his pickup on an icy road in Ashe County and the vehicle overturned and landed in a creek. Shepherd was trapped inside as water poured inside the truck.
A passing motorist saw the pickup upside down in Nathans Creek where it runs into the South Fork of the New River.
Cox and Aaron Reed, an Ashe County deputy sheriff, arrived and got into the frigid water to try to open the doors of the pickup. They couldn't open the driver's side door because the vehicle was stuck in the mud in the creekbed. They were later joined by two area men, Tommy Richardson and Dennis Davis, who joined the officers in the freezing water.
The men eventually used a chain from an ice scraper/salt truck to yank the door open. Shepherd was rescued from the pickup and taken to Ashe Memorial Hospital, where his core body temperature was measured at 14 degrees.
"Without the quick actions of each of these men, Mr. Shepherd would not be alive today or at the very least would have suffered injuries that would affect him for the rest of his life," the commendation read.
Shepherd said he appreciated what Sgt. Cox did for him.
"He was in the water with me the entire time," Shepherd said.
Cox, 49, said he doesn't consider himself a hero for his role in Shepherd's rescue.
"We did what we had to do to get him out," Cox said.
The three other men -- Reed, Richardson and Davis -- received the State Highway Patrol Life Saving Award.
Haunn, a 18-year veteran, also received the Samaritan Service Award for his participation in the rescue of eight people from a van that overturned on Interstate 77 South in Surry County on Dec. 20, 2011.
Haunn, 40, saw the van, which was carrying a forklift on its trailer, travel into the median and overturn. Haunn used his fire extinguisher to battle a fire that had started in the van.
While Haunn kept the fire at bay, another motorist stopped and helped the van's passengers escape the vehicle without injuries. After Haunn emptied his extinguisher on the fire, the passengers, the motorist and Haunn ran from the scene.
Moments later, the van exploded as the fire ignited the several types of fuels stored in the van.
"Sergeant Haunn's fast reaction can be attributed to saving multiple lives on this occasion," the commendation said.
Haunn said he acted when he saw the wreck happen right in front of him.
"It is something that is expected from everyone in the highway patrol to render aid in that situation," he said.
Copyright 2012 - Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.
<span style="color: #000099">Then you got these clowns. They should just mind their own buisness, right?</span>
Calif. Officers Honored for Actions During Standoff
Story by 10News.com
Source: Story by 10News.com
Two police officers were honored Friday night for their actions during an El Cajon standoff last year.
El Cajon police Officer Jarred Slocum and his rookie partner, Officer Tim McFarland, were two of many officers who responded to shots being fired in an August 2011 standoff with a man who had already killed his baby daughter and mother-in-law.
Resident Dave Lembcke watched as McFarland rushed to Slocum's aid after he was shot in the head and fell near a fence. While still in the line of fire, Lembcke ran to help the officers.
"The man had death in his eyes. The guy was just ? and his partner just, you know ? He went out there knowing he was the target," Lembcke said. "I know we were only in that street for a few seconds, and it felt like eternity. And I kept expecting the bullets to start ringing out again."
Lembcke said he is no hero, and added, "To me a hero's nothing but a sandwich, but if you want to know about a couple of heroes, I seen a couple right there and then I seen a whole bunch more show up."
During the El Cajon Police Department's 23rd Annual Police Officer Awards Ceremony, Slocum received the department's Medal of Valor and Purple Heart. He was also named El Cajon's "Officer of the Year."
"There's no words to describe how it feels when you're watching it," Slocum said.
While he looks healthy, Slocum is still on the mend with a brain injury.
"Long, slow baby steps to get back. It just takes time," he said.
McFarland also received the Medal of Valor for his actions.
"I was going to do what I could to make sure that he was at least in a safe position to get help to him. I wasn't going to be that guy that was going to hide behind the car and not help my partner out.," said McFarland, who was in his third day as Slocum's partner when the standoff occurred.
Doctors said it was a miracle Slocum survived, and for a moment he questioned it as well.
"First thing, I spoke to God and said, 'Is this my time?' and I didn't hear an answer, and I just knew that I had to shoot back and get home to my family," said Slocum.
<span style="color: #000099">People should be ashamed of themselves for supporting these emisaries of facism and tyranny. </span>
