Life Saving Incident
August 12, 2020
California
San Joaquin County
Lodi
On August 12, 2020, Officer Erika Urrea when she saw a man in a wheelchair stuck on some railroad tracks. Officer Urrea then saw that the railroad crossing arms were descending, signaling the approach of a train, and ran to help. Her body camera footage showed that she was able to pull the man out of his wheelchair and off the tracks with mere seconds to spare. The 66-year-old man, who was not identified, suffered severe injuries to his legs and was admitted to the hospital in "critical but stable" condition at an area hospital. The Lodi Police Department released a statement regarding the incident. "Officer Urrea risked her own life to save another and her actions prevented a tragedy today. We are extremely proud of Officer Erika Urrea and her heroism."
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.
