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Omaha Steve

(109,443 posts)
Thu Jan 1, 2015, 06:13 PM Jan 2015

Mom, Girls Jump From Burning Home Into Cops' Arms [View all]

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Source: ABC News-AP

CAMDEN, N.J.

Several police officers formed a human net to catch a woman and her two young daughters as they jumped from their burning home in southern New Jersey.

Camden County police said the fire on Atlantic Avenue in Camden was reported around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, when residents notified two officers who happened to be on patrol in the area. They told them the woman and her children, ages 4 and 7, were trapped on the home's second floor.

Two other police officers soon arrived at the home, and all four gained entry by kicking open the front door. They tried to find the family, but thick smoke and heavy flames hampered their efforts.

One officer collapsed and was helped out of the home as another officer shouted for the mother to take her children to a rear window, police said.

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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/mom-girls-jump-burning-home-cops-arms-27950879

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THIS is what our rank and file police officers do for a living...we should hear more about.... George II Jan 2015 #1
Why don't these "rank and file" officers help us... ret5hd Jan 2015 #7
Because they think they can put on a show and get some subserves to post this tripe on our message ncjustice80 Jan 2015 #8
Oh bullshit, most cops are good cops. GGJohn Jan 2015 #9
Your post was alerted on, and here are the results: CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #11
Thanks CaliforniaPeggy. GGJohn Jan 2015 #12
Glad I could help! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #13
If an alert is ruled 0-7 to leave, the alerter loses their alerting privileges for 24 hours per the GGJohn Jan 2015 #14
Thanks! I had forgotten that little fact. Cool. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2015 #15
that one needs more than just a 24 hour timeout Skittles Jan 2015 #21
Put on a show? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2015 #29
Total BS 840high Jan 2015 #39
Why? Because a huge majority of the good police officers never come in contact... George II Jan 2015 #10
Mollen Commission JonLP24 Jan 2015 #37
why ? it's their fucking job . when there are stories about teachers having sex with students JI7 Jan 2015 #17
"it's their fucking job" - that's pretty much what I said, thanks George II Jan 2015 #18
you included the "instead of" the other stuff which was dismissive JI7 Jan 2015 #19
We don't condemn the entire teaching profession because a few have sex with their students. George II Jan 2015 #20
because teachers who don't have sex with students aren't protecting those who do JI7 Jan 2015 #23
And we KNOW that all "good cops" protect the bad ones, right? George II Jan 2015 #24
I tend to believe there are many more happy helpful stories than bad ones. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #2
Good job! n/t ColesCountyDem Jan 2015 #3
They've now got happy PR people on the job cpamomfromtexas Jan 2015 #4
bullshit Skittles Jan 2015 #5
What evidence did you use to make that determination? N/t Taitertots Jan 2015 #16
news articles that appear regularly in the news? Skittles Jan 2015 #22
How many articles have you read? There are hundreds of thousands of police officers, how many... Taitertots Jan 2015 #25
by incidents I mean acts of kindness Skittles Jan 2015 #26
+10000 MissDeeds Jan 2015 #34
Agree 100%. 840high Jan 2015 #40
What Skittles said!!!!! eom GGJohn Jan 2015 #6
people who are sickened by stereotyping have no qualms stereotyping others Skittles Jan 2015 #27
I see quite often here not to stereotype muslims, gays, LGBT, etc, which I completely agree with, GGJohn Jan 2015 #28
Haven't you heard? ripcord Jan 2015 #38
This! jen1980 Jan 2015 #30
Oh? GGJohn Jan 2015 #32
Why does this good 840high Jan 2015 #41
These policemen are heroes. Thank you for your good work. jwirr Jan 2015 #31
Agreed n/t MissDeeds Jan 2015 #35
Are we allowed to say anything good about cops? JEFF9K Jan 2015 #33
Survellience City JonLP24 Jan 2015 #36
Locking Chemisse Jan 2015 #42
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