The Bulletin Notes
The Bulletin Notes
Law enforcement officers are challenged daily in the performance of their duties; they face each challenge freely and unselfishly while answering the call to duty. In certain instances, their actions warrant special attention from their respective departments. The Bulletin also wants to recognize those situations that transcend the normal rigors of the law enforcement profession.
Officers Dave Arpin and Ryan Eberhart, of the Saint Peter, Minnesota Police Department, responded to a distress call at a local river and discovered several people in the water in danger of drowning. A teenager and younger sibling had become caught in the strong current before a man helped them to shore. Then, he became victimized by the current as was his father, who saw him in trouble and also entered the river, along with two younger men who tried to assist them. All four men now were struggling to stay above the surface. Officer Arpin wore a life jacket and a rope around his waist and entered the water while Officer Eberhart held the end of the lifeline. With the help of an off-duty emergency medical technician, the officers helped the men to shore. |
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Nominations for the Bulletin Notes should be based on either the rescue of one or more citizens or arrest(s) made at unusual risk to an officer’s safety. Submissions should include a short write-up (maximum of 250 words), a separate photograph of each nominee, and a letter from the department’s ranking officer endorsing the nomination. Submissions should be sent to the Editor, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, FBI Academy, Quantico, VA 22135.
