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Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Yahoo
Tampa police officers to be honored for life-saving efforts
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Tampa Police Department will honor several officers on Monday for their life-saving efforts in recent months. During the Tampa Police Quarterly Awards Ceremony, officers will receive a Life-Saving Award for two separate incidents. 'Had to flee orphanages': Tampa nonprofit rescues 2 children from Haiti as gang violence deepens According to Tampa police, the Life-Saving Award is a prestigious honor awarded to any employee who, in the line of duty, performs a heroic act that directly prevents the imminent loss of life. The Tampa Police Department said in January, a 26-year-old man was working on his car when he got pinned underneath it. Officers responded to the scene and worked to remove the car from the victim, lifting the sedan from the man's body. The officers then worked to revive the man, who had no pulse at the time. Fire Rescue credited the officers' swift actions with saving his life, highlighting their dedication to the community. A separate award was given to officers who saved the life of Tampa Master Patrol Officer Eric Book. While responding to a domestic dispute, Tampa police said Officer Book collapsed from a medical emergency. Fellow officers quickly performed life-saving measures, until medical personnel arrived. Their efforts are credited for Officer Book surviving. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Yahoo
Parker County jury sentences man to 50 years in shooting of sheriff's deputies
A Parker County jury sentenced a man to 50 years in prison Wednesday for shooting at three sheriff's deputies, according to a statement from the district attorney's office. 56-year-old Gary Donald Evans of Weatherford pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of aggravated assault of a public servant, according to the statement. On Jan. 30, 2024, the three deputies were trying to serve a warrant at Evans' home when Evans stepped out from behind a vehicle and fired a handgun at them, officials said. 'He hit one deputy below his bulletproof vest, but thankfully the bullet struck an extra magazine that he had on his duty belt, saving him from any significant injury,' Parker County District Attorney Jeff Swain said. The deputies then fired back at Evans, striking him several times, and then immediately started to render aid, applying a tourniquet to Evans' arm and leg and a chest seal, according to the statement. Evans was taken into custody and transported to Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, officials said. Attorneys for Evans argued that their client was depressed about his wife leaving him and was attempting 'suicide by cop,' according to the statement. In recognition of the lifesaving care given to Evans following the shooting, the deputies were presented with a Life-Saving Award in the Parker County Commissioner's Court last June, officials said.
CBS News
13-02-2025
- CBS News
Weatherford man sentenced to 50 years for shooting at deputies who ended up saving his life
PARKER COUNTY – A Weatherford man who shot at three Parker County Sheriff's Office deputies, was subsequently shot, and then had his life saved by those same deputies has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, authorities said Thursday. Gary Donald Evans, 56, pleaded guilty on Monday to three charges of aggravated assault of a public servant and opted for a jury to determine his punishment. Judge Craig Towson presided over the trial, which concluded on Wednesday with the jury's sentencing in the 43rd District Court. Under Texas law, the sentences for all three charges will run concurrently, making Evans ineligible for parole until he is 83 years old. According to authorities, Evans shot at deputies on Jan. 30, 2024, while they were attempting to arrest him on a misdemeanor unlawfully carrying a weapon warrant. He moved from behind a vehicle that he was repairing and fired at the deputies. One of his shots hit a deputy below his bulletproof vest. After being arrested, Evans was taken to Harris Methodist Hospital for treatment. "Mr. Evans started shooting at the deputies before they even had a chance to say anything," District Attorney Jeff Swain said in a news release. "He hit one deputy below his bulletproof vest, but thankfully the bullet struck an extra magazine that he had on his duty belt, saving him from any significant injury. But for him having spare ammunition in that location, that deputy would likely have died." Swain said the three deputies returned fire and the situation ended in mere seconds when Evans went down. "But what was incredible was that, within moments after that, the deputies began rendering aid to the man who had just been trying to shoot them," Swain said. "In fact, by putting a tourniquet on both his leg and his arm and applying a chest seal to another injury, they actually saved his life." In June 2024, the three deputies garnered the Life-Saving Award from the Parker County Commissioners Court. "Deputies Evans and Lawson and Corporal Montanez showed tremendous courage under fire, quick thinking, and decisive action during this entire encounter," Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier said in the release. "Their actions kept our community safe and saved the life of a suspect who had just tried to kill them. Their community should be proud of them. I know I am." The defense claimed Evans was depressed after his wife left him and due to a lack of job opportunities, and that he was attempting to commit "suicide by cop." But prosecutors argued it was instead attempted murder. "Even after he was hit and went down into a sitting position, he still tried to acquire targets to shoot," Swain said. "That's not suicide by cop, that's trying to murder a cop." The jury deliberated for four hours before handing down the sentence. Evans' attorneys indicated plans to appeal the verdict.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Yahoo
Waco community prays for city after officer passes away
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – The Waco community gathered at the Police Department early Thursday morning to pray over the city following the passing of Officer Marshall Hobbs. Local churches gathered at the Waco Police Tower in order to support the Police Department and pray over the city following the officer's passing. PREVIOUS STORY: Waco Police officer passes away The Waco Police Department says it is eternally grateful to have a community which supports them through the highs and lows. The department said Tuesday that Officer Hobbs was born in El Paso, Texas and moved to Waco shortly before joining them. They said Hobbs dedicated himself to helping others, first in the Army at Fort Hood as an E-5 Specialist from 2016 to 2021 before joining our department in January 2021 as a Police Recruit. After completing the 78th Police Academy, he served the Waco community as an overnight Patrol Officer. During his tenure at Waco PD, Hobbs received a Life-Saving Award and Merit Unit Award. For more information on Officer Marshall Hobbs, you can read our previous story here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Pennsylvania couple welcomes baby boy after struggling with fertility
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – One Lewistown couple can now call themselves parents after they were once told they couldn't do so. Brittany Longwell & Michael Erhart wished to become parents but were struggling. They took a trip to Geisinger in Danville and Brittany was told she was not ovulating and would need assistance to become pregnant. 'It was heartbreaking because being told that you can't have a child on your own is devastating,' Longwell said. She immediately began testing, taking medication, and seeking treatment to assist but kept finding no results. The two then moved from Danville to the Geisinger Healthplex State College. They were referred to Lydia Shively, PA-C, who specializes in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Longwell and Erhart spent two years attempting with no results but after working with tests, medications, and an eventual intrauterine insemination treatment, the couple had a successful pregnancy. State College police officer given Life-Saving Award for efforts 'I cried, I can't put into words like it was mind-blowing going through two years, I've gone through fertility and knowing that I'm a mom, all the hard work and now I have a baby,' Longwell said. On November 21, 2024, their son Zaiden was born in the Lewistown hospital, weighing 6 pounds 11 oz and 20.5 inches. 'It's hard seeing her going through what she did. And I was always telling her it's always positive, don't think negative,' Erhart said. The struggles and frustration the family faced are more common and more difficult than many may realize. 'Normal chances of conceiving each month with a healthy couple with no issues is about 15 to 20%. So it's much lower than what most people expect,' Physician Assistant Lydia Shively said. Shively says any couple struggling should get examined as Geisinger has the tools and technology to diagnose and recommend treatment. 'People think it's easier than it should be, and it isn't always the case. And if it's not, then it's okay. We have the tools to evaluate what could potentially be impacting chances of success. And then we also have the tools to kind of improve those chances and help people reach that kind of life goal of having a family,' Shively said. And if the results are not what you are looking for, Longwell says to keep trying no matter how stressful times can get in the end every second and penny is worth it. Longwell said the bill for the pregnancy was a steep one, she added that in total the bill came out to over $30,000. 'In the future, I will tell my baby that he was an expensive one but sitting here now it doesn't matter because no amount of money can change the life that we brought into this world,' Longwell said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
