Search and Rescue
“I got the feeling I needed to search the subject again.”
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The community caretaking doctrine requires the court to balance individual privacy interests and the need for the caretaking activity
The officers clung to the woman for a minute and a half while they waited for backup; that’s when a good Samaritan came to their aid
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“For comparison, go sprint 100 yards on sand, swim fifty yards a couple of times, and then 100 yards more while carrying another human. You get the picture,” the department said
Because of the biker’s precarious position, the helicopter team couldn’t hoist him to safety; a team member rappelled down and moved the man to a ledge below
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The initial contact was in response to the welfare check, and the deputy’s actions were reasonably related to community caretaking
A wildlife officer and a sheriff’s deputy took turns performing CPR for “multiple minutes,” officials said
The pickup was hanging from the bridge only by a set of “safety chains” attached to a camper trailer
Officials said the woman brandished two steak knives and threatened to kill the rescuers
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“Even if we only save someone once every few years with an AED it’s well worth it”
The 14-year-old was trapped in waist-deep water and was showing signs of hypothermia, police said
Officer Jason Lagore suffered a medical emergency while trying to rescue two teens who fell into an icy lake
Officers caught a baby thrown from a second-story window during a fire that killed 1 and displaced 25 others
Cpl. Andrew Long made a mad dash from 40 feet away, dove to the ground and grabbed the man’s forearm
If a prisoner is transitioned from one officer to the next, it’s always appropriate to re-search the prisoner
Chief Michael Foligno grabbed a kayak and clawed his way across the ice
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Deputy Daniel Haydel dove into the canal and punched out the window of the vehicle, the sheriff said
Two people were taken to a hospital with severe burns, police officials said
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Officer Darin Hederian said he was certain the crash had killed the two victims -- but they both survived
“For them to risk their lives to pull him out — there is no award or enough thank yous,” the man’s wife said
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Police say the woman was “seconds away” from being burned alive
Witness reports indicate Senior Constable Kelly Foster was sucked into a whirlpool while trying to help a younger woman
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State troopers used a ladder and rope to rescue the man from the frigid water
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