Life Saving Incident
July 16, 2023
Georgia
Whitfield County
Dalton
On July 16th 2023, Officer Nunez had been on the Dalton Police Depart less than two months. She and her training officer responded to a radio call regarding an unresponsive individual who was lying in his front yard. Upon their arrival the officers observed the victim laying on the ground. He was unconscious and not breathing. Officer Nunez immediately began performing CPR. After a time EMTs arrived and began treating the victim. The individual's pulse returned and he was transported to a medical facility. Asst. Chief Chris Crossen when presenting Nunez with the life saving award said, "without a doubt, her field training officer feels that her steps that day and beginning that quickly and her actions..led directly to the preservation of life". Officer Nunez was presented the life saving award.
The history of law enforcement in the United States is a long and wonderful history of bravery. This website is dedicated to documenting the heroic deeds of law enforcement officers throughout the United States who have either given or risked their lives to save others. There are many stories of bravery and heroism for many who are considered first responders. However, it is those in law enforcement who are most likely to be the first to arrive upon a location requiring life saving acts engaging dangerous hostage takers, running into burning buildings/vehicles, providing first aid to seriously injured victims, saving near drowning victims and much more are what the women and men of law enforcement do routinely and at many times, great peril to their own safety.
It is our mission to document the history of lives saved by those dedicated women and men in law enforcement. To share with others the dramatic deeds of those individuals who are the first, first responders. It is so important for our citizens to understand that law "enforcement" is not always about enforcing the law but rather being there when our citizens need us.
It is to this end we are dedicated to promoting documentation regarding the history of law enforcement and the lives they have saved.
