Life Saving Incident
May 15, 2019
Indiana
Lake County
Crown Point
On May 15, 2019, Lake County Dispatcher Jacqulynn Wheeler received an emergency call from a Munster resident who was reporting his wife had collapsed and was unresponsive. Dispatcher Wheeler immediately recognized the urgency of the situation and forwarded the information to paramedics. Dispatcher Wheeler then remained on the line and coached the caller on how to preform CPR. With Wheeler giving instructions, the caller was able to restart his wife’s breathing. Lake 911 spokesman Ryan Cusack later stated “Wheeler’s calm response under pressure helped save the woman’s life.”
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.
