Agenda Item #2B- Life Saving AwardAGENDA I TEM:
DATE:
SU BMITTED BY:
STAFF REPORT
C ity of Atlantic Bench
C ommission Meeting
Life Saving Award
Dec emb er 8, 201 4
Victor L. Oualillo -Po li ce Co mm and er v~-A
AGENDA ITE M 112 13
DECEMBER II, 2014
B ACKGROUND: The Ci ty of At lanU c Beach Po li ce Department recognizes depart men t membe rs
fo r their exce pti o nal perfo rmance in the area of preservat ion of human life.
Whi le an o ffi cer's daily ac ti ons may ultimately resu lt in increased safety to lhe pub lic, there are some
c ircu mstances when officers enco unt er imminen t situations where th eir ac tions have an undeniable
and direct effec t to save a life.
Atlantic Beach Pol ice Officers, Triei a And erso n, Carl Johnston, Just in Veal and Sergea nt Chri s
Pegram res pond ed to the report of a woman threateni ng to j ump off of the Maypo rt Roa d overpa ss al
6:00 AM on November I 0, 20 14 . O ffi cer Johnston pos it io ned him self below the citi zen on Mayport
Road to stop traffic and bega n spea kin g to her to stop her actions. Officer Anderson drove to th e top
o f th e ove rpass an d once th ere, start ed talkin g to th e woman to co nvince her not to jump from th e
o verpa ss. Over the next severa l minut es th e s itu at ion improved an d deteriora ted severa l tim es d es pit e
Offi ce r Anderso n's excellent eff01ts to compass iona tely co mmuni cate with the cit izen aski ng he r to
come dow n off of the wall. Se rgea nt Pegra m and Officer Veal arrive d to assis t as the citi ze n, who was
now o n the ou ts id e of th e ba JTier wall , c rouc hed down an d perched precari ous ly on two smal l metal
bo lts that were protruding fro m Lhc wall. The three officers quickly capi tali zed on the opportu nity
created when the woman was no t ab le to see t hem by approaching a nd grabb ed her by the anns pulli ng
her back over U1 e wall to safety.
All of the office rs exhibite d exceptiona l profess iona li sm, bravery an d compass ion whil e wo rkin g
togeth er to save the life o f a person in djstress. It is with great admi ration that I reco mm end these four
officers fo r the Po li ce Department 's Life Saving award . The officers will be recognized with an
o ffi cia l lett er reco rding their achjeve ment and be au thorized to wear th e age ncies Life Savin g awa rd
pin on their uni form .
BUDGET: N/A
RECOMMENDATIONS: To recognize all officers inv olved at th e December 8, 20 14 Co mmi ssion
Meeting an d present them with thi s awa rd.
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