Life Saving Awards Presented to EPD Officers
By Staff | May 4, 2021
LIFE SAVING AWARDS Emmetsburg Police Sergeant Aaron Steffen and Emmetsburg Police Chief Ryan Veldboom were honored with Life Saving Awards at the Emmetsburg City Council meeting Monday. Pictured (from the left) are Deb and Jim Knight with Sergeant Steffen, who saved Knight’s life, Mayor Patrick Degen, and Chief Ryan Veldboom. Jane Whitmore photo
by Jane Whitmore
Life Saving Awards were presented to Emmetsburg Police Sergeant Aaron Steffen and to Emmetsburg Police Chief Ryan Veldboom during the Emmetsburg City Council meeting Monday, April 26. Mayor Pat Degen presented the awards.
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Arizona: 1 officer killed, 1 hurt by suspect in stolen car
This photo provided by Chandler Police Department shows Officer Christopher Farrar. A suspect in a stolen car hit two officers, killing Farrar and critically injuring the other, during a wild chase in Arizona, involving gunfire and multiple law enforcement agencies, authorities said Thursday, April 30, 2021. (Chandler Police Department via AP) April 30, 2021 - 7:10 PM
GILBERT, Ariz. - A felon in a stolen car struck and killed one police officer and critically injured another during a wild chase that temporarily shut down a municipal airport in one Phoenix suburb before ending at a car dealership in another, authorities said Friday.
Feb. 1 should have been the day Rob Newberry died.
It happened within minutes: Newberry, participating in the same team training class at Genesis Health Clubs in Clive he s attended for the last three years, was talking to his trainer about how to improve his mile time on the treadmill.
Then his wife, Dawn, watched him collapse.
At that point, Clive Fire Chief Rick Roe said, Newberry became one of 350,000 a year who suffer sudden cardiac arrest. For some reason, his heart just stops beating, and he’s laying here, Roe said. He has less than a 10% chance of survival at that point.
Pender County has named Tommy Batson as its emergency management director, according to a news release.
Batson, a Pender County native, started his public service career more than 24 years ago as a volunteer firefighter, officials said in the release. He started his role as emergency management director on March 28.
“As I take over as Director for Pender County Emergency Management, I plan to maintain and improve the capability of the department in successfully working relationships to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate from all-hazards related emergencies and disasters,” Batson said in the release.
He most recently has served as the county’s fire marshal and assistant emergency management director. Batson started his career with Pender County as a part-time telecommunicator in its 911 center.