Life Saving Incident
July 23, 1939
California
San Diego County
San Diego
Officer Imlay received a gold medal and meritorious service award for saving a suicidal woman's life. The woman was threatening to jump from the Cabrillo bridge in San Diego. Officer Imlay was riding his police motorcycle nearby and saw the woman climb to the wall at the side of the bridge. He reached her as she leaped. He held her dangling body over the wall until a passerby helped him pull the woman to safety.
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.
