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. Officers Steven Holt The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline for Biographies. If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand or rewrite the article to establish its notability. and David Stivers of the Lonoke, Arkansas Lonoke is a city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 4,552.[1] It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. , Police Department responded to a fire at a 2-story residence. Upon arrival, they observed heavy smoke pouring from the structure and determined that a male occupant occupant n. 1) someone living in a residence or using premises, as a tenant or owner. 2) a person who takes possession of real property or a thing which has no known owner, intending to gain ownership. (See: occupancy) remained trapped inside. The officers immediately entered and searched intensely for the man before locating him and carrying him to safety. Then, Officers Holt and Stivers helped fire department personnel contain the blaze. The heroic actions of these two officers saved this man's life. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] During a thunderstorm thunderstorm, violent, local atmospheric disturbance accompanied by lightning, thunder, and heavy rain, often by strong gusts of wind, and sometimes by hail. , Chief Deputy Harry Meredith, Jr., Major Kit Campbell, and Investigator Royce Hamm from the Beaufort County, North Carolina Beaufort County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 44,958. Its county seat is Washington6. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,483 km² (959 mi²). , Sheriff's Office responded to an emergency call involving three swimmers who were missing in a nearby river. While navigating their boat in high winds and driving rain, the three officers raced for several miles, relying on a compass and their knowledge of the river to stay in safe water, before Investigator Hamm spotted a hand emerging from the water. Chief Deputy Meredith maneuvered the boat as close to the victims as possible while the other two officers threw flotation devices to the two men (sadly, the third victim drowned before the officers' arrival), pulling one of them to safety. The other man was exhausted, close to drowning drowning /drown·ing/ (droun´ing) suffocation and death resulting from filling of the lungs with water or other substance. drowning, n asphyxiation because of submersion in a liquid. , and unable to hold onto the rescue device. Officers Hamm and Campbell reached into the water and pulled him into the boat. The brave, selfless self·less adj. Having, exhibiting, or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish: "Volunteers need both selfish and selfless motives to sustain their interest" Natalie de Combray. actions of these three officers saved the lives of these men. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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