Search and Rescue
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Two kittens were rescued from a car engine, all while Deputy L. Janezic was still changing a tire in the same parking lot for another citizen
Marietta Officer Austin Martin spoke to the woman for almost an hour and laced his fingers through the fence with hers until she was rescued
The father and daughter were treading water for about an hour before being located with spotlights
Body-worn video captures the rescue and CPR efforts after a driver crashed into a retention pond
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A man had fallen from the roof of the two-story building into a secured back alleyway
An Orlando firefighter pulled a Seminole County deputy from his patrol vehicle seconds before it became engulfed in flames
An Emergency Service Unit officer is lowered by rope from the floor above during an FBI raid
A team effort from several Miami-Dade officers saves the life of a young boy
This case illustrates how good police work can easily be marred by failing to secure a warrant
Video shows the car striking the highway median and crossing lanes before finally coming to a stop
West Vincent Township Police Officer John Kane said the 8-year-old boy was hanging from a rope ladder
Fresno County’s EAGLE One Search and Rescue deputies did a low-level air drop after firefighters were unable to reach the house
The phone alerted officers to the longitude and latitude of the incident
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Officer Michael Skinner saved the terrified chihuahua that had been treading water for over 40 minutes
The family’s home is surrounded by woods, ponds and railroad tracks
Five hours after the initial call, the man started to run along the railing and attempted to jump over the bridge’s edge
One officer, who had previously served as a volunteer firefighter, said his fire training took over during the call
“He’s on fire,” an officer says as he tries to yank on the door
The duo had just returned to their station from training when winds started to violently pick up
“They went out in the eye of the worst part of the storm to save people, putting their own safety aside,” said Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia
“Thank God for neighbors who were inquisitive and said: ‘That screaming is not right,’” Sheriff Grady Judd said
Upton police, fire and EMS members and mutual aid partners carried the man out of a wooded area and transported him to a hospital
The officer took the girl in his arms and performed back thrusts to clear her airway, eventually removing the obstruction
The trooper delivered the cat to the Toledo Humane Society, where the cat was given the name “Trooper” and eventually adopted
Bodycam footage shows police locating the vehicle and providing the lethargic girl with a cold compress and water to help cool her down
The officer hurriedly threw the leash over a fence into the canal and pulled the man out of the water
A GoFundMe page for the family has raised nearly $220K after the officer and her daughter died from their injuries
The immediate CPR response from bystanders was vital to the man’s survival, the deputy said
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