CHAMBER HONORS EFFORTS OF HEROES FACING GUNFIRE.Byline: Theresa Moreau Daily News Staff Writer Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police Officers Jude Bella and Kevin Foster For other uses of "Kevin Foster", see Kevin Foster (disambiguation). Kevin Christopher Foster (born January 13, 1969 in Evanston, Illinois), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1993-2001. entered a dark warehouse in Chatsworth in May to rescue a fallen officer. Instead, they too fell. Bella was hit by bullets five times, Foster three. On Thursday, still recovering from their own wounds, the two heroes were honored for their courage by the Tarzana Chamber of Commerce. The chamber also honored Detective of the Year Roland L'Heureux of the LAPD's West Valley Division; and Firefighter of the Year Robert Hendrickson and Paramedic par·a·med·ic n. A person who is trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals. paramedic of the Year Steven Hofbauer, both stationed in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . In May, Bella and Foster were members of a rescue team assigned to help wounded Glendale Officer Charles Lazzaretto, who had gone to the warehouse to talk to Israel Chapa Gonzalez about a report that Gonzalez had severely beaten his girlfriend. The two rescue officers did not know at the time that Lazzaretto had died within a minute of being shot. ``As grave as it looks, you still have to make an attempt to rescue the downed officer. You'd be crazy to do this job if no one helps you, if you can't count on your partner to help you,'' Bella said Thursday. As soon as they entered the warehouse, Gonzalez began firing shots. ``Foster was hit first, and he didn't leave me,'' Bella said. ``He's the reason why I got out. He was able to run out but didn't. He chose to stay with me.'' ``Kevin Foster, in my opinion, deserves a Medal of Valor For other medals of the same name, see . The Medal of Valor (O't Ha'gvora, Hebrew: עיטור הגבורה) is the highest Israeli Military decoration. for saving my life,'' Bella said. Deputy Chief Michael Bostic said he was sure Foster and Bella would both be considered for medals of valor valor a rodenticide no longer marketed because of toxicity in horses causing dehydration, abdominal pain, hindlimb weakness, inappetence, fishy smell in urine. Called also N-3-pyridyl methyl N1-p-nitrophenyl urea. . ``Those two went in the line of fire to save a brother officer, and they knew they were going to get shot,'' Bostic said. A Los Angeles police Special Weapons and Tactics team pulled Lazzaretto out of the warehouse a few hours after the shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. began. Police discovered Gonzalez five hours later. He had a self-inflicted wound This article should not be confused with Self-Injury, which can include this general term but self-inflicted wound is more specific to self wounds inflicted during a war A self-inflicted wound (SIW), was the act of harming one's self during military combat. to the head. Bella and Foster appreciated the recognition at the ceremony. ``It's nice to get honored,'' Bella said. ``All we did was get shot.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Honored emergency personnel, from left, Jude Bella, Kevin Foster, Roland L'Heureux, Steve Hofbauer and Robert Hendrickson. Tom Mendoza/Daily News |
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