police rescue

Rescue scene after a Hoffman Estates police officer rescued an unresponsive female driver from a sinking vehicle in a retention pond at NOW Arena, Wednesday evening, March11, 2026 (CapturedNews)

Hoffman Estates Police Officer Cuts Seat Belt, Rescues Woman from Sinking Car in Retention Pond at NOW Arena

Wed Mar 11, 2026 11:55 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Hoffman Estates responded about 4:58 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2026 to a report of a vehicle in a retention pond just south of the south parking lot at NOW Arena, […]

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies Save Life of Suicidal Man in Tense Standoff in Beach Park

Fri Oct 25, 2024 09:34 am Cardinal News

Four Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies acted heroically last night, saving the life of a 45-year-old man who was in crisis and attempting self-harm with a scissors. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 11:00 p.m. Thursday, […]

Gurnee Police and Fire to Honor Civilian Heroes and Police Officer Kassandra Canadzic with Life Saving Awards

Wed Nov 29, 2023 07:43 pm Cardinal News

Gurnee Police Department rescue by officer Kassandra Canadzic on Thursday, November 9, 2023 (SOURCE: Gurnee Police Department). YouTube Tips ⓘ The Gurnee Police and Fire Departments are set to acknowledge the outstanding efforts of three […]

Firefighters forcing entry at the back door of a business on Northwest Highway in Palatine on Saturday, April 22, 2023 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Palatine Police Assist People Out of Apartments During Fire in Business Below

Sun Apr 23, 2023 09:31 pm Cardinal News

Palatine police, first on scene, help residents out of second floor apartment while fire burns business below; firefighters contain fire to business space. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Palatine responded about 9:56 […]

Potato chip bag on chest wound (Twitter.com/NYPDChiefOfDept)

Police Use Empty Potato Chip Bag, Tape to Seal Open Chest Wound After Stabbing in New York City

Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:49 am Cardinal News

An NYPD officer is being lauded for saving the life of a man who was stabbed using just a potato chip bag and some tape (FOX 5 New York). YouTube Tips ⓘ NYPD Police Officer […]

Naloxone HCl Nasal Spray (SOURCE: Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Pennsylvania Department of Health and the San Francisco Department of Health. Naloxone for opioid safety: a provider’s guide to prescribing naloxone to patients who use opioids. January 2015)

Cook County Sheriff’s Police Officers Reverse Opioid Overdose with Naloxone on Chicago’s West Side on Superior St Sunday

Sun Dec 13, 2020 07:22 pm Cardinal News

The quick and compassionate work of Cook County Sheriff’s Police reversed a deadly overdose in Chicago on Friday morning, according to Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart today. At approximately 9:40 a.m., Sunday, December 13, […]

Motorist Hits Pole, Zion Police Officers Take Exceptional Risks to Rescue Woman from Burning Car with Gas Can in the Back Seat

Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:29 am Cardinal News

BODY CAM VIDEO The officers’ body cams were on as they rescued a distraught woman from a burning car (CBS 2’s Chris Tye reports). Zion police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a vehicle crash at approximately […]

Body Cams Released of Police Officers Saving Man From Burning Home in Sylmar Los Angeles Neighborhood in July 2018

Wed Apr 10, 2019 08:46 pm Cardinal News

A man had collapsed inside a Sylmar home that was on fire back in July. Peter Daut, CBS Los Angeles, reports. Bodycams from four Los Angeles police officers who risked their lives to rescue a […]

Waukegan Police BodyCam Shows Officers Rescuing 17-Year-Old Female — Preventing Self-Harm by Train

Wed Dec 12, 2018 12:20 pm Cardinal News

Police body camera video shows officer Christopher Harris saying, “come here, come here,” as the teen runs toward the tracks. Harris tackles her to the ground, preventing harm within 20 feet of the train. Waukegan […]

Fort Worth, Texas Police Save Suspect From Burning Car

Thu Jul 28, 2016 11:26 pm Cardinal News

Fort Worth, Texas police officers saved an armed robbery suspect from a burning car after a chase ended in a crash in an episode caught on police body camera video. Get updates from The Cardinal […]

Two Schaumburg Police Officers Rescue 19-Month-Old Girl with Obstructed Airway at Higgins Rd and Martingale Rd, Schaumburg

Tue Mar 15, 2016 06:42 am Cardinal News

CBS 2 Chicago report with DASHCAM video. Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:47 PM Thursday, March 10, 2016 to a report of a child in distress and possibly choking in a vehicle near the […]

Two Children Rescued by Police, Checked for Heat Illness at Elk Grove Woods Plaza at Arlington Heights Rd and Higgins Rd, Elk Grove Village

Wed Sep 2, 2015 04:57 pm Cardinal News

Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:18 PM Wednesday to a well-being check for two children left in a car in the heat at Elk Grove Woods Plaza 45 South Arlington Heights Rd […]

VIDEO: New York State Trooper Rescues Unresponsive Driver Who Crashed Into Gas Pump

Fri Jun 13, 2014 07:16 am Cardinal News

VIDEO: New York State police investigator rescues an unresponsive man after his car crashed into a gas pump, which caused an explosion. Senior Investigator John Vescio, of Troop NYC, was fueling his unmarked squad car […]

Two Police Officers Rescue Man from Ledge of Parking Garage at Northwest Community Healthcare, Arlington Heights

Sun Aug 11, 2013 05:36 am Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:30 PM Saturday to a report of a suicidal subject at a parking deck at Northwest Community Healthcare, 800 West Central Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics […]

Illinois State Trooper Chad Martinez Saves His Own — Infant Newborn on I-88

Wed Jan 2, 2013 03:45 pm Cardinal News

Maci Martinez was born on the way to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove Friday morning, December 28, 2012. The 25-mile trip to the hospital was interrupted by her feet first “breech birth” with […]

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