{"id":78556,"date":"2017-08-31T10:19:43","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T17:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=78556"},"modified":"2017-09-05T18:42:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T01:42:49","slug":"local-deputies-awarded-for-lifesaving-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/08\/31\/local-deputies-awarded-for-lifesaving-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Local deputies awarded for lifesaving actions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Lifesaving Award is given to members of the Sheriff’s Department whose actions result in the saving or preservation of a human life, which would have otherwise been lost without the employee\u2019s direct involvement. (LASD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2013 The Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department on Wednesday honored 29 sworn personnel and one civilian with Lifesaving Awards for their heroic actions.<\/p>\n

The Lifesaving Award is \u201cdesignated for employees or reserve members of the department whose actions resulted in the saving or preservation of a human life, which would have been otherwise lost without their direct involvement,\u201d according to a news release from the Sheriff\u2019s Information Bureau<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Among those presented with Lifesaving medals on Wednesday were two deputies assigned to the Lancaster Station, one deputy assigned to the Palmdale Station, and two deputies transporting an inmate from the Antelope Valley courthouse.<\/p>\n

Lancaster Station deputies John Fink III<\/strong> and Darin Van Arsdale<\/strong> were recognized for saving a father and daughter left injured in the street by a hit-and-run driver. According to the Sheriff\u2019s Information Bureau:<\/p>\n

On Saturday, July 2, 2016, Deputies Fink and Van Arsdale, assigned to Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station, responded to a traffic collision with injuries. They discovered the suspect fled the scene, and left a father and his eight-year-old daughter lying injured in the middle of a busy roadway. \u00a0Deputy Fink secured the crash site, requested medical assistance and coordinated a search for the suspect. \u00a0Deputy Van Arsdale applied a tourniquet to the man\u2019s partially-detached leg and comforted the shocked little girl.<\/p>\n

The suspect was located and arrested for the charge of driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage while on felony probation.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Palmdale Station deputy Wyatt L. Waldron<\/strong> was recognized for saving a suicidal woman. According to the Sheriff\u2019s Information Bureau:<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, July 28, 2015, Deputy Waldron responded to a suicide attempt in the city of Palmdale, where a woman stood on the outside ledge, 60 feet above a concrete driveway, ready to jump.<\/p>\n

Deputy Waldron spoke with her in a compassionate tone and persuaded her to step back. \u00a0As she did, the woman lost her balance and extended her hand to the deputy. \u00a0Deputy Waldron seized her hand and brought her back to safety.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Deputies Rene Valencia-Chavira<\/strong> and Jason A. Weil<\/strong> were recognized for saving a female inmate who suffered a medical emergency while being transported from the courthouse. According to the Sheriff\u2019s Information Bureau:<\/p>\n

As Deputies Valencia-Chavira and Weil drove from the Antelope Valley Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, to transport a female inmate, they realized the inmate suffered a medical emergency.<\/p>\n

Deputy Weil immediately pulled the radio car to the freeway shoulder, and with the assistance of Deputy Valencia-Chavira, removed the woman from the vehicle. \u00a0He requested medical assistance and administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation until paramedics arrived and she was transported to a local hospital.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To read the lifesaving stories of other honorees from Sheriff\u2019s substations across Los Angeles County, click here<\/em><\/a>.
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LOS ANGELES \u2013 The Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department on Wednesday honored 29 sworn personnel and one civilian with Lifesaving Awards for their heroic actions. The Lifesaving Award is \u201cdesignated for employees or reserve members of the department whose actions resulted in the saving or preservation of a human life, which would have been otherwise […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}