CONNOR HENRY

^{NORTHBOROUGH PD, MA}

"Officer Connor Henry was sent to a call for service regarding an elderly resident's car that was stuck in her driveway after a recent snowfall. He arrived and began to shovel her driveway. He asked for another officer to come to his location where they both completed clearing her driveway. The photo was taken by Officer Daniel Murphy as he arrived to help."

OFFICER ANDRADE

^{FALL RIVER PD, MA}

"This morning had been a cold one, so when Fall River PD, Officer Andrade, saw one of our patrons walking in the cold to come to our pantry, he picked her up and brought her to us. Huge shoutout to this officer keeping our patrons safe."

JENNIFER JONES

^{RIVIERA BEACH PD, FL}

"Officer Jones responded to a call from a social worker about a young mother with her 2 month old and 3 year old sleeping in various areas of the city. Instead of just documenting the facts and taking the report, Officer Jones took it upon herself to actually help this family - she used her own money to purchase diapers, food, and other necessities they were in need of."

BRANDON RACE

^{GASTON COUNTY PD, NC}

"Officer Race was dispatched to a non-emergency call stating that a flower had been taken. The "victim" was a child with special needs, so Officer Race showed up to the scene to help. The "missing" flower had actually been found right before Officer Race arrived, but the special needs child and his friend were happy to see him and started asking him a bunch of questions about his car and equipment."

STEPHEN GREESON

^{ELON PD, NC}

"While taking a coffee break at a local convenient store, MPO Stephen Greeson overhead a lady who was trying to get back on her feet after a recent divorce. She said she was traveling from Ashe County, NC back to her home in Apex, NC (a 200 mile journey). She was seeking temporary shelter for one night while passing through, so MPO Greeson called the communications center and inquired about shelters in the area. All of the shelters were full and/or had quarantine policies due to COVID. The lady had $50 to spare for a motel, but even that wasn't enough to pay for a room, so MPO Greeson escorted the lady to the Best Western nearby and paid for a room in FULL, which allowed her to keep the $50 she had on hand."

FOREST GOULD

^{BURKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, GA}

"The Burke County EMA was dispatched to assist a laceration incident. As the EMS crew arrived on scene, they found a man laying face up in the yard with Deputy Gould rendering aid to him. Deputy Gould had applied a tourniquet and was wrapping a large open wound on the man's calve with a padded pressure dressing. A large amount of blood was lost on scene and the man began to show signs of shock when he was loaded into the unit. The EMA team believes that had Deputy Gould not applied a tourniquet and pressure bandage on the man's leg, that he would have most likely bled to death before EMS arrived."

CHRISTOPHER KANE

STEPHEN THOMSON 

XHULJIO HYSA

JOSEPH DILIEGRO

^{REVERE BEACH, MA}

"The State Police Barracks on Revere Beach had received multiple calls reporting a fire at a high-rise apartment building. Troopers Christopher Kane (State Police Barracks), Stephen Thomson (State Police Barracks), Xhulijo Hysa (Logan Airport Barracks), and Joseph Diliegro (MSP Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section) arrived at the scene and immediately entered the burning building. Trooper Thomson climbed to the 15th floor (which was right above the fire) to evacuate residents. Troopers Kane and Diliegro went to the 12th floor and started evacuating residents from that floor down. As Trooper Hysa was trying to evacuate other parts of the building and encountered an elderly woman who was helping her child in a wheelchair. Trooper Hysa escorted the woman and her son out of the building safely. As all troopers were exiting the building, about 30 minutes in, they learned that an elderly man was still on the 6th floor who was on oxygen and unable to get out of the building on his own. Troopers Thomson and Kane ran back into the building to where he was and with the help of Revere Firefighters, they were able to remove him from the building and sent him to EMS personnel who were ready to treat him with an oxygen system. All four Troopers sustained some degree of exposure to smoke and carbon monoxide and were treated at a nearby hospital."

MATTHEW BODWELL

^{IPSWICH POLICE, MA}

"While on patrol near the Clark Beach mooring area, Officer Bodwell (who is an experienced mariner and assists the police department with harbormaster duties) heard a "mayday" alert over the marine radio with a message that said a vessel had capsized in the mooring field and people were in the water in distress. Officer Bodwell arrived on scene as quickly as he could and saw a man out in the water waving for help. Bodwell was able to rescue a pregnant woman first, followed by a second woman, a 14-month old little girl, and then 2 men. Officer Bodwell evaluated each of them and learned that they had all fallen into the water after their aluminum boat capsized in rough water. Bodwell alerted the Ipswich dispatch and the US Coast Guard to let them know that all of the victims were out of the water and safe. An ambulance was dispatched to a nearby dock and was waiting for them."

DAVID MCCOY

^{DESOTO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, MS}

"One day, Sergeant David McCoy met a man by the name of Dan Williams (age 57) sitting in front of a Wendy's in Horn Lake. When Sergeant McCoy found out that he was down on his luck and hungry, he walked inside and offered to buy the man lunch. The Wendy's management would not let him pay though, because they ended up covering the man's lunch instead. As Sergeant McCoy sat down and ate lunch with Mr. Williams, he found out that he did not have any money or a phone, so he has been trying to catch as many rides as he can from Ohio in an attempt to get down to Louisiana to be with his family. Sergeant McCoy could tell that Mr. Williams had a good heart and wanted to help him, so he teamed up with Deputies Brea, Garrett, and Andrews and they all pulled money out of their own pockets to buy Mr. Williams an $89 Greyhound bus ticket to get home. They also gave him an additional $60 for some food and necessities. Sergeant McCoy said Mr. Williams broke down and cried as he was being dropped off at the bus station. Mr. Williams looked over at Sergeant McCoy and said, "Out of all the people that reached out to help me in my time of need, it was the cops. Thank you!"

DEPUTY HOOKER

^{FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, NC}

"As he was on duty one day, Deputy Hooker responded to a call where a kid's bike had been stolen. After hearing about the incident, a local church came together and bought the young boy a brand new bicycle, a water bottle holder, and a lock to secure the bike to prevent it from being stolen again. Deputy Hooker was naturally the one who delivered the brand new bike and accessories to the young boy."

ANDREW SIEGEL

^{POWDER SPRINGS PD, GA}

"Officer Siegel responded to a "person down" call and found a gentleman who was on the ground, not breathing, and had no pulse. Officer Siegel immediately started giving this man CPR. Medical personnel arrived after a long 2 minutes and transported the man to the hospital. It was later discovered that while the man was being transported to the hospital, his heart started working and he started to regain consciousness all thanks to the quick action of Officer Siegel. After the gentleman was admitted to the hospital, Officer Siegel reached out to the man and his family numerous times to check on him and to see if he could be of anymore assistance in any way."

KENNETH TORRENCE

^{PALM BEACH COUNTY SO, FL}

"Officer Kenneth Torrence was riding down the road on duty when he noticed a van parked about 25 yards away. A few minutes had gone by while he was in the parking lot and he saw the door of the van open up and 2 small children got out of the van. They both sat on the ground near the van and then 3 more children got out. After Officer Torrence saw a total of 5 children exit the van, he decided to park his vehicle a little bit closer to keep an eye on them. As he got closer to the van, he saw 2 ladies inside, so he went over and said, "Good morning! Is everything okay?" The older lady responded, "Yes, we are okay. I'm just waiting on my husband who is inside donating plasma for money." Officer Torrence explained to the 2 women what his job duties were, which consisted of helping citizens in need and he asked if they needed his help. The older lady was very hesitant at first, so Officer Torrence asked if the kids had eaten breakfast and she said, "That is what they are doing now." The children were all sitting on the ground eating a granola bar. Officer Torrence asked the older lady if he could buy them breakfast from a nearby McDonalds and tears started falling down her face. She then admitted that they were homeless and living out of their van. Officer Torrence ended up buying McDonald's for the whole family. He also went to the grocery store to buy them some more food for later and then placed them in a hotel until they could find them permanent housing."