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Patrol

Off-Duty Ohio Officer Saves Toddler from Drowning

Off-duty Columbus Officer Brian Wilson heard Giedeman's screams. He and his wife, Holly, ran toward the cries for help. They discovered Carmella and Giedeman on the deck.

July 2, 2021

Command

Alabama Chief Praises Officer for Comforting Small Child After Brutal Attack on Her Family

According to court documents, the man, identified as Kyle Lyn Seeley, 34, began his attack by launching a Molotov cocktail into the home shared by his parents and his children. He fired shots at his parents before cutting his adult brother with a machete, injuring him seriously, prosecutors say.

May 28, 2021

Patrol

NYPD Officer Rushed Wounded Child to Safety During Times Square Shooting

The fast-acting officer — a mom to a 6-month-old boy herself — recalled trying to reassure Skye Martinez's mother in the moments after the child was hit by gunfire.

May 10, 2021

Patrol

Troopers Deliver Easter Gifts to Young Girl Who Lost Both Parents in Separate Accidents

Troopers from New Hampshire met Eyvie a few months ago when both of her parents passed away in separate accidents.

April 5, 2021

Patrol

WV Officer Builds Fund to Buy Bikes as Christmas Gifts for Kids

"We have so many people who have a goal on here to do stuff for these kids that are not going to have a good Christmas. It's because of these people, all 51 people behind us, watching right now. It's because of them, it really is," Officer Tony Messer said.

December 21, 2020

Patrol

California Officers Rescue Baby from Highway

According to the CHP, the four-month-old child was being carried by her mother as the two walked into oncoming lanes of traffic along northbound Highway 101 in Marin.

December 8, 2020

Patrol

AZ Lieutenant and His Wife Adopt Little Girl He Comforted After She was Abused

In March 2018, Lt. Zach was working as a patrol sergeant when he and his officers got a call to check Kaila's residence. Kaila is a survivor of abuse and Zach spent that night bonding with her.

December 4, 2020

Patrol

Shop with a Cop and COVID

Shop with a Cop will surely be considerably more difficult to execute in 2020 than in any previous year. In fact, in many places, the annual celebration bringing cops and kids together for Christmas has been outright canceled.

December 1, 2020

Patrol

South Carolina Deputy's "Dance-Off" Video Goes Viral on TikTok

A deputy with the Richland County (SC) Sheriff’s Department has garnered a rather large following on the social media platform TikTok, and as a consequence a local citizen stopped him and his partner as they were on patrol and challenged him to a "dance off."

November 2, 2020

Patrol

Boy Named "Honorary Deputy" By Minnesota Sheriff Returns to Hospital

A nine-year-old boy suffering from a debilitating disease who was named an honorary sheriff's deputy by the Olmstead County Sheriff's Office earlier this year has returned to the hospital for treatment.

November 2, 2020

Training

Standout Pennsylvania Football Player Trades Jersey for Police Uniform

A standout football player for the Bishop McDevitt High School in Pennsylvania—who was thought to be a sure-fire NFL prospect—decided that he had a higher calling and entered the police academy instead of continuing his path toward football.

October 30, 2020

Patrol

Tennessee Officer Saves Choking Infant

Officer Philip Claibourn was attending to another call for service when a woman frantically approached him with a small boy in her arms, apparently choking on something.

October 29, 2020