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10-05-2025
- Health
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DCSO patrol cruisers equipped with AEDs
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office announced Friday that it has achieved its goal of equipping all 25 of its patrol cruisers with an automated external defibrillator (AED). Sheriff Brad Youngman said the initiative to acquire the AEDs began shortly after he took office in 2023. 'It was one of the things that when I came in and met with the staff and asked them what they wanted to do, ideas they had, Captain Duane Harper, patrol division commander, came to me with this idea, and having been a police officer for years, I knew exactly what he was talking about,' Youngman said. 'He appealed to me, saying if we could do this, it would be great.' Youngman said Harper wanted deputies to be able to provide more lifesaving capability than traditional methods such as CPR. 'The thing is, law enforcement historically has not been the lifesaving organization, we're the law and order, and an ambulance comes, a firetruck comes for the medical stuff,' he said. 'But we're seeing more and more, especially in Daviess County, that our deputies do get dispatched to medical calls, or they're aware that there is a medical call and they're close by. But what happens is if you're far out in the county, the medical part is so far off. 'If you're standing in someone's living room and someone's grandfather is down on the floor, then you're just helpless.' The AEDs were acquired entirely through donations received over the past two years. 'It's one of those things that some people are probably wondering if these are needed, why don't cops have these things,' Youngman said. 'But it wasn't necessarily something I could make a budget priority, because again, we're law enforcement, and there are still law enforcement things we need to budget for that we don't have.' Donations were made by Firehouse Subs, Glenn Family Services, Kentucky Farm Bureau, McCarty's Pro Towing & Automotive, Evergreen Lawn Care, Daviess County Fiscal Court, Fraternal Order of Eagles Yellowbanks 4168 and the FOE Auxiliary, along with other donors who wished to remain anonymous. 'It wasn't a wide-reaching appeal, but we sort of put it out to certain people in the community that we wanted to do this, and we were looking for donations, and then other people would hear about it and say they would like to help out,' Youngman said. 'We couldn't raise money, we're not allowed to fundraise, so we had a deal set up with the provider, and asked (donors) if they would contact the sales rep and bring it to us, basically give it to us. That worked out really well.' The AED model carried by DCSO is completely compatible with the AEDs that the Daviess County Fire Department, Owensboro Fire Department, and AMR Ambulance Service each use. When any one of those agencies arrive on scene to take over medical care from a deputy, their AEDs can be connected to the DCSO AED leads and be used without interruption. In addition to AEDs, DCSO patrol cruisers are equipped with Narcan, tourniquets and clotting kits. Each DCSO patrol deputy and detective has also been given a trauma kit and 'Stop the Bleed Training' from Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. DCSO recently began a Tactical Emergency Medical Service Unit and partners with the Daviess County Fire Department on a Rescue Task Force. Each of these efforts are designed with the goal of saving lives. 'Our goal is to ensure that each deputy has as many tools as possible at their disposal to be able to save someone's life when needed,' Youngman said. 'I sincerely appreciate Captain Harper's diligence, as well as each of the kindness and compassion of these donors for seeing his vision and providing us the tools necessary to make this happen. 'It was a great thing for them to step up and do for us.'
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Health
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AEDs available now in every DCSO patrol car
HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – The Daviess County Sheriff's Office has announced that after achieving an agency goal, every vehicle now has an AED (automated external defibrillator). Officials state the AEDs were obtained through donations received over the past two years from Firehouse Subs, Glenn Family Services, Kentucky Farm Bureau, McCarty's Pro Towing & Automotive, Evergreen Lawn Care, Daviess County Fiscal Court, Fraternal Order of Eagles Yellowbanks 4168, FOE Auxiliary and other donors who wished to remain anonymous. 'It is fairly common for DCSO patrol units to arrive at the scene of a serious medical emergency before an ambulance does and oftentimes a person's life hangs in the balance. Having an AED can absolutely mean the difference between life and death and give my deputies a decent chance at saving the person's life,' said Sheriff Brad Youngman. Officials state the effort was something Patrol Division Commander Captain Duane Harper began working on more than a year ago. 'You know the ambulance is coming but you still want to be able to do something to save this person. Their loved ones are watching you, desperate for you to take action, so it is a very emotional situation,' said Captain Harper. 'I wanted to make sure that every deputy has a chance of keeping that person alive until the ambulance arrives and takes over.' Officials also say in addition to the AEDs, DCSO patrol cars have been equipped with Narcan, tourniquets and clotting kits. Each deputy and detective were also given a trauma kit and 'Stop the Bleed Training' from Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. 'Our goal is to ensure that each deputy has as many tools as possible at their disposal to be able to save someone's life when needed,' Sheriff Youngman said. 'I sincerely appreciate Captain Harper's diligence as well as each of the kindness and compassion of these donors for seeing his vision and providing us the tools necessary to make this happen. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Climate
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Farmer-built levee breaks along U.S. 231
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — Daviess County officials are reassuring the community not to worry after a levee built along U.S. 231 broke from flooding. It's located just past College View Middle School. The Daviess County Sheriff's office says the levee was built by a farmer, and not the county. Officials says the water is draining into surrounding farmland. The road remains open and unaffected. Officials say if conditions worsen, a plan is already in place. 'Having spoken with several county officials, the determinations being made is that it was very unlikely that particular event would cause Highway 231 to be affected. We'll get the word out, and we'll put up barricades. We'll treat it just like any other flooded roadway,' says Sheriff Brad Youngman of the Daviess County Sheriff's Office. The Daviess County Sheriff's Office says they will continue to closely monitor the roadway. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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15-02-2025
- Business
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Sheriff's office creates casino unit
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office has created a unit dedicated to helping provide security at Owensboro Racing & Gaming. Sheriff Brad Youngman said the casino unit began helping provide traffic control during Wednesday's grand opening of the new gaming facility on Wrights Landing Road. The unit provides coverage for large events and for days of expected high traffic, Owensboro Racing & Gaming general manager Steve Roof said. Youngman said the idea is for deputies to be a regular presence on busy days, to augment the facility's security staff. 'We are going to have a fairly significant presence at Owensboro Racing & Gaming, at their request,' Youngman said. Sheriff's office command staff members have been planning the unit since November. Youngman said the unit is made up of deputies who have volunteered to work shifts at the casino on their days off. Deputies will be on duty while working at the casino, but considered to be working a special detail, Youngman said. Owensboro Racing & Gaming will pay deputies $65 an hour, which is the equivalent of overtime pay and contributions to benefits like deputies' retirement account, Youngman said. The arrangement is similar to what the sheriff's office does when it provides deputies to assist the Daviess County Public School Police Department at sporting events, or when deputies provide security for the ROMP Fest, Youngman said. 'It's a big request,' Youngman said. 'At times, there will be multiple deputies there to assist their security staff.' The idea is that 'we enforce the law' while the facility's security 'enforce the rules,' Youngman said. 'Security will do most of the work. They have trained security personnel on-site,' Youngman said. 'We are there to back them up, if needed.' Owensboro Racing & Gaming will only pay for deputies at the facility. If a deputy on the detail is called away to respond to a call for service away from the gaming center, the county pays the deputy's time, Youngman said. 'The casino has been very agreeable to work with us,' Youngman said, and that, 'if (deputies) need to leave, they can' to respond to county calls. The arrangement was made possible by the sheriff's office changing the deputy patrol schedule to four 10-hour days, Youngman said. 'Our new schedule allows more deputies to work out there and still enjoy a quality of life,' Youngman said. 'I'm very excited for my deputies, because they'll stand to make a lot of money doing this,' Youngman said. The unit policy says a deputy must have at least one shift off between working at the gaming center and working patrol, so deputies won't work back to back patrol and casino unit shifts, Youngman said. About 25 deputies requested to be part of the unit. Deputies working the traffic detail were busy Wednesday, partly stopping people leaving the casino from going the wrong way on U.S. 60. 'We pulled over 12 people (Wednesday) that were going the wrong way,' Youngman said. The state installed new signs at the request of the sheriff's office, warning motorists about turning onto the wrong roadway, Youngman said. 'It was a pretty sleeping intersection before a couple of weeks ago,' he said.
