Search and Rescue
Factors to consider upon arrival at a vehicle fire, plus what to know about attempting an occupant rescue
There’s an old saying, what you don’t know won’t hurt you. This saying doesn’t apply here
Defendant Calvin Weaver asserted the Terry frisk began not when the officer touched him, but at the moment the officer ordered him to get out of the car
A Broward County Sheriff’s Office fire rescue helicopter crashed into a structure shortly after takeoff
“Thanks to these two dedicated officers, a tragedy was averted and two lives were saved,” the sheriff’s office said
‘Miss Bonnie’ didn’t get picked up from the Humane Society after she was rescued; so the officer who found her took her home
“Don’t show me your butt!” Officer Hilton can be heard saying as the animal approaches
Sheriff Kory Honea, whose department went through a similar disaster recovery, says “good old fashioned detective work” was key in locating survivors
“Some people have it together and know what they’re doing, but some who venture up there are complete a— clowns,” San Miguel Sheriff officials said
Officers called out to the driver to ask if he could open his window; shortly after there was a series of loud bangs as the driver tried to bust through the window
K-9 Woodson and Trooper Jeff Schrieber came upon the missing woman in a cornfield about three-quarters of a mile away from the crash site
“Had it not been for the quick and decisive actions by police, this crash could have had a very different outcome,” Police Chief Christopher Cook said
Officer Fernandez saw the boy run into a marina, he then saw ripples in the water; without hesitation, Fernandez went into the water and rescued the boy
The officer’s body-worn camera shows him sprinting to the scene, flipping the boy onto his stomach and helping the boy clear his airway
Two officers were thrown overboard and temporarily pinned under a boat when they attempted to stop an unmanned boat
“I shudder to think of the outcome if not for the tenacity and efforts of these deputies,” said Sheriff Chad Chronister
“I’d like to commend our Easton officers, who blindly jumped into the water and followed the woman’s calls for help,” Easton Police Chief Keith Boone said
“Even in the water, she was telling me, ‘Thank you for saving my life,’” Officer Tys said
Officer Ryan Blankenship found the woman in her bedroom, climbed through the window, lifted her from her bed and carried her over to the window
Clifton firefighters were trapped in the Passaic River after their fireboat went over the falls
The officer grabbed the 2-year-old from the bathtub, took her into the living room and started performing CPR; The girl also had two stab wounds
“As you can see and hear in the body-worn camera footage, this was a very intense situation. I am proud of everyone involved,” Sheriff Watkins said
The woman’s 12-year-old son called 911 and gave a description of the suspect’s vehicle; Helicopter and body camera video captured the rescue
A nearby sheriff’s deputy was notified about a girl who was under water; the deputy jumped in to pull the girl out and performed CPR on the child
A Florida sheriff’s deputy and motorist are “lucky to be alive” after being sucked into a flooded drainage pipe and pulled under a four-lane highway
Once the suspect drove into the bayou, four officers went into the water after the suspect; that’s when they saw the man removing a child from the back seat
Trooper Whited and his K-9 partner Loki found the missing child barefoot in a swamp about half a mile from his home
Officer R.J. McPartland, a certified EMT, was stationed nearby when he responded to the incident. He arrived within minutes and restored the man’s pulse
The Monterey County Sheriff’s search and rescue team was able to perform a low-angle rope rescue, gain access to the man, and transport him to an ambulance
The two Tooele Police Department officers shot out the car’s back window and successfully pulled the 12-year-old girl to shore
Police conducted a warrantless search of the suspect’s property; the question before the court: Was the property abandoned?
The teens were reported missing six and a half hours after entering the water; an Ohio State Highway Patrol aviation unit located the teens around 2 a.m.
The infant was crying when officers found the car seat, rushing to pick him up. “It’s OK, it’s OK,” one of the officers who found the child said in the BWC video
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