The Bulletin Notes.Law enforcement officers are challenged daily in the performance of their duties; they face each challenge freely and unselfishly while answering the call to duty. In certain instances, their actions warrant special attention from their respective departments. The Bulletin also wants to recognize those situations that transcend the normal rigors of the law enforcement profession. While on traffic patrol, Trooper Kevin Schneider of the Wisconsin State Patrol observed a vehicle that was being driven erratically. When he attempted to stop the car, a high-speed chase ensued. Within a few minutes, the male driver stopped the vehicle in the middle of the road and refused to exit the car. As Trooper Schneider cautiously approached, the man displayed a 7-inch fixed-blade knife and deeply slit his own throat and carotid artery carotid artery n. 1. An artery that originates on the right from the brachiocephalic artery and on the left from the aortic arch, runs upward into the neck and divides opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, with the external and . The trooper quickly removed the knife from the driver--now going into shock--and administered first aid to stop the profuse pro·fuse adj. 1. Plentiful; copious. 2. Giving or given freely and abundantly; extravagant: were profuse in their compliments. bleeding. Then, the individual was transported to a local hospital for emergency surgery; he later recovered. Trooper Schneider's brave actions and quick thinking saved the man's life. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lieutenants James Heavey and Richard Cochran of the Greenwich, Connecticut Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 61,101. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies that have left Manhattan. Of the $1. , Police Department were the first to respond to a house fire. Upon arrival, the officers found flames under a rear two-story deck and stairway stairway or staircase Series or flight of steps that provides a means of moving from one level to another. The earliest stairways seem to have been built with walls on both sides, as in Egyptian pylons dating from the 2nd millennium BC. , the only access to the second- and third-floor apartments. Fearing the fire would spread and trap the residents--two women and a young girl, the officers climbed the burning deck and rescued the three occupants from the building. The swift and heroic actions of Lieutenants Heavey and Cochran saved the residents from harm. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nominations for the Bulletin Notes should be based on either the rescue of one or more citizens or arrest(s) made at unusual risk to an officer's safety. Submissions should include a short write-up (maximum of 250 words), a separate photograph of each nominee nominee n. 1) a person or entity who is requested or named to act for another, such as an agent or trustee. 2) a potential successor to another's rights under a contract. , and a letter from the department's ranking officer endorsing the nomination. Submissions should be sent to the Editor, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin is published monthly by the FBI Law Enforcement Communication Unit[1], with articles of interest to state and local law enforcement personnel. , FBI Academy The FBI Academy, located in Quantico, Virginia, is the training grounds for new Special Agents of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was first opened for use in 1972 on 385 acres (1.6 km²) of woodland. , Madison Building, Room 201, Quantico, VA 22135. |
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