Good News Notes: “Our K9 police officers are getting a lifeline. The animals face many dangers on the job like their human counterparts, but until now they didn’t have access to the same kind of emergency medical care. A new Florida law allows first responders to treat injured K9 officers – even transport them by…
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Collingswood police rescue man trapped in car sinking into Cooper River
Good News Notes: “Collingswood police officers rescued a man who was trapped in a car sinking into the Cooper River early Saturday, breaking the car windows with a baton to pull him out of the submerged vehicle. Police said they responded at 6:34 a.m. to the Cooper River at Route 130 North after a report…
Philadelphia nonprofit Legacy of Hope helps feed those battling cancer during pandemic
Good News Notes: ” The Philadelphia nonprofit Legacy of Hope has been helping those battling cancer with free grocery deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a heartwarming mission that involves local hospitals, community police officers and Brown’s Shop Rite grocery stores. Every Tuesday through the nonprofits’ Emergency Patient Support Network, officers load up on groceries, which…
Police rescue toddler from San Diego house fire
Good News Notes: “Police officers rescued a woman and a toddler from a house fire in San Diego, California, on December 30, officials said. San Diego resident Vero Larios, who called the police and captured the rescue on camera, told Storyful: ‘I was grateful that they showed up so fast. I didn’t think anyone was…
Cheektowaga Police officers rescue dog clinging to tree in creek
Good News Notes: “Cheektowaga Police officers waded into a freezing creek to rescue a dog that was clinging to a tree in the middle of the water. Police were called to an area off Genesee Street around 3:20 Wednesday afternoon, after someone spotted a dog in a creek. Just before that, the dog’s owners were…
Amherst police rescue dog in icy marsh
Good News Notes: “A small dog named Lula was safely rescued from an icy marsh adjacent to the Norwottuck Rail Trail in South Amherst on New Year’s Day. Amherst Police Officers Jessica Damon and Molly Farber were summoned by callers at around 11 a.m. on the bike path to the trailhead off Station Road, where the…
Act of kindness: Salem officers change local business owner’s flat tire
Good News Notes: “Chauncey Savage was nearly flat out of luck when his truck got a flat tire. Savage owns Cheesesteak Factory & Jerk House in Salem. He had just filled up his food truck’s tank with gas to head to Lynchburg on Wednesday when his tire blew out. Minutes later, a couple Salem police…
D.C. firefighter uses bagpipes to give a welcome pause from pandemic
Good News Notes: “The lone bagpiper, dressed in blue jeans, a flannel shirt and a baseball cap, stood beneath a flagpole in front of a hospital. He played “God Bless America.” Five nurses in scrubs listened nearby, one lying on her back in the green grass, soaking in the sun. They work at MedStar Montgomery…
Ice fisherman, good Samaritans rescued after falling into icy pond
Good News Notes: “An ice fisherman who broke through the ice on a and three good Samaritans who fell through trying to save him were all rescued in Boylston on Monday afternoon. The Boylston Fire Department said the town’s dispatch center received a 911 call at approximately 2 p.m. Monday reporting multiple people through the…