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VIDEO: AN OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER HELPS STRANDED MOTORIST
(WCBI) - If you saw someone stopped on the side of the road, would you stop to help? An off-duty Columbus police officer did just that. He took the time to assist a stranded motorist. “It’s really good to see there’s still some good officers out there, said Darrell Baldwin [...]
Officer Helps Girl, 10, with Homework Over Facebook
(KTLA5) - A police officer in Marion, Ohio, went beyond the call of duty when an elementary school student reached out to the department via Facebook messenger with a request of the sort it had never received before. Ten-year-old Lena Draper didn’t know how to go about answering this question: [...]
Sacramento police officer saves elderly woman in house fire
(ACB 10) - The humble hero is Officer Justin Freeman, who's been on the force for three years. Officer Freeman said he was driving around the Pocket-Greenhaven area when he saw smoke on his way to another call. "There was actually flames coming out of the garage and there was [...]
Fulton County officer rescues 2 from fiery accident on I-20
(11 Alive) - An off-duty Fulton County officer is credited with pulling two accident victims from a fiery crash scene on Sunday that shut down traffic for hours. The accident happened late Sunday in the eastbound lanes of the interstate near the Fulton Industrial Blvd. ramp. A spokesperson for the [...]
Video: Boston Firefighter Rescues Dog That Fell Through Ice
(JamaicaPlainNews) - A dog named Maggie needed to be rescued by a Boston Firefighter from Jamaica Pond after falling through the ice on Feb. 23rd. Here is a video of the daring rescue by Boston Firefighter Mike Ronayne, which shows how he crawled out on the ice while wearing a suit designed [...]
Police rescue worker dangling from light post
(WBIR) - The Knoxville Fire Department and University of Tennessee Police Department rescued a utility worker Thursday from a light post near Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. The worker dangled from a utility pole light about 65-70 feet in the air for around 20 minutes, according to Knoxville Fire Department spokesperson [...]