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 driving home after a long shift, Officer Peter Beninger of the Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , Police Department came upon a vehicle that had crashed into a fence and hit a telephone pole. Officer Beninger noticed that electrical or cable wires were laying on the car. Further, neither door was operable operable /op·er·a·ble/ (op´er-ah-b'l) subject to being operated upon with a reasonable degree of safety; appropriate for surgical removal. op·er·a·ble adj. as the vehicle landed on the driver's side and sustained major damage to the passenger's side. The injured female driver was trapped inside, and the car was beginning to catch on fire. In spite of the obvious dangers, Officer Beninger immediately removed the sunroof by kicking it several times and prying pry·ing adj. Insistently or impertinently curious or inquisitive: ignored the prying journalists' questions. pry it off; then, he pulled the driver to safety. Shortly thereafter, the vehicle burst into flames. The courageous actions of Officer Beninger saved this woman's life. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Officers Jeffrey Winn, Rudy Blum, and Michael Leake of the Lincoln City, Oregon Lincoln City is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It is named after the county. The population was 7,437 at the 2000 census. History Lincoln City was incorporated on March 3, 1965, uniting the cities of Delake, Oceanlake and Taft, and the unincorporated , Police Department responded to a single-vehicle crash on a local bridge. Upon arrival, the officers found the male driver unresponsive unresponsive Neurology adjective Referring to a total lack of response to neurologic stimuli with no pulse or respiration respiration, process by which an organism exchanges gases with its environment. The term now refers to the overall process by which oxygen is abstracted from air and is transported to the cells for the oxidation of organic molecules while carbon dioxide (CO . Officers Blum and Leake immediately began resuscitating the individual and Officer Winn monitored his pulse. When medical personnel arrived, the man was breathing on his own and had a viable heartbeat. He then was transported to a local hospital. The actions of these three officers saved this individual's life. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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