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local3 years ago•2 min saved

Remembering Detective Robert ‘Bobby' Garten: A Hero's Farewell

A funeral was held in Hartford to bid farewell to Detective Robert "Bobby" Garten, who died at the age of 34 when a driver fleeing from a traffic stop hit the police cruiser he was in. Family, friends, fellow officers, and the public gathered to remember Garten as a great officer and person. Emotional tributes were given by Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody, Garten's brother Will, and his partner Officer Brian Kearney, who awarded him the Medal of Valor. The ceremony included a 21-gun salute and a helicopter flyover.

via NBC Connecticut|

#detective-robert-garten #funeral #hartford-police-department

law-enforcement3 years ago•1 min saved

Multiple First Responders Honored with Medal of Valor by President Biden

Littleton Police Department's Cpl. Jeffrey Farmer was awarded the Medal of Valor by President Joe Biden for his bravery in saving the life of Officer David Snook while being shot at and fighting his own serious injury. Farmer dragged Snook to safety despite being met with gunfire from the suspect, Rigoberto Valles Dominguez, who was able to escape. The Medal of Valor is awarded annually to public safety officers who showed extraordinary acts of heroism and courage, regardless of their own safety, in an effort to protect another life.

via FOX 31 Denver|

#law-enforcement #littleton-police-department #medal-of-valor

public-safety3 years ago•2 min saved

"Medal of Valor awarded to heroic first responders by President Biden"

President Biden awarded the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to six individuals, including two NYPD officers who were murdered while responding to a domestic call in East Harlem last year. The medal was also awarded to a detective who fatally shot the perpetrator, an FDNY lieutenant who rescued a newborn from a burning house, a firefighter who saved a man trapped under a capsized vessel, and a retired lieutenant who saved a man swept into a storm tunnel. Biden praised the recipients for their bravery and heroism in risking their lives to save others.

via New York Post |

#fdny #heroism #medal-of-valor

politics3 years ago•6 min saved

"President Biden awards Medal of Valor to heroic first responders across the country"

President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland awarded the Medal of Valor to nine public safety officers, including two NYPD officers who were killed in an ambush while responding to a 911 call in Harlem. Biden praised the officers' bravery and sacrifice, calling them "the who and the what" of what law enforcement in the US should be. The ceremony also honored a Houston police officer, a Colorado police official, an Ohio sheriff's deputy, and three FDNY firefighters. Biden did not acknowledge recent clashes between law enforcement and communities but stressed the need to fund law enforcement activities.

via Daily Mail|

#bravery #joe-biden #law-enforcement