All right, I'm gonna Yeah. >> I got to get him, right? I got to get him. [Music] >> A split second can mean the difference between life and death. When ordinary days turn into emergencies and courageous officers rush to save children from danger just in the nick of it. Their actions show that courage and quick thinking can turn tragedy into hope. [Music] On Friday, February 16th, 2024, at about 4:28 p.m., Austin Police Department officers Dalton Schroeder and Jason Wright responded to an urgent welfare check and found a child in desperate need of their help. Jason, blame him on this. [Music] >> Okay, buddy. >> Hey, he's choking all candy, correct? >> Yeah. Yes. >> Okay. He has asthma. He has asthma. [Music] >> Take a breath. Listen to me. Did you get the candy out of >> this? [Music] Okay, he's talking. [Music] >> Get some water. You got it. [Music] >> Got it. >> I call you. I call you back. [Music] >> You okay, baby? The child in this next case went for something a lot more deadly. On August 30th, 2022, Warren Police Department officers David Chapman and CPLer Daniel Rose were pursuing a suspect in an unrelated incident when they saw a child grabbing a power line hanging roughly 4 feet above the ground. >> Charlotte, give me an ambulance. >> [ __ ] >> Get back. Get back. Get back, buddy. >> Stay back. >> Stay back. Where's the wire? Where's the wire? Where's >> Right there, dude? Right in front of your face. >> Is that the one right in front of you? >> Yes. This one right here. >> Get it, buddy. Buddy, buddy, come here, buddy. Come here. >> Come here. >> Hey, don't touch him. >> You might still be lying. Dave, >> the boy's 10-year-old brother tried to get him off the wire by hitting him with a backpack, but it hadn't worked. >> All right, I'm going to Yeah, >> I got to get him, right? I got to get him. [Music] Stay right there. Take >> him. Jacob, >> come. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. >> Watch. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> You there, buddy. >> Still breathing. >> Are we still breathing? >> Hey, buddy. Stay there, buddy. Come on. Come on. >> Come on. >> Hey, bud. Hey, buddy. >> Get him in a position. >> Hold on. He's Yeah. Yeah. Hold on. Just hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. >> Hey, buddy. >> Hey, you want a man? >> Take the backpack off. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Get back. >> Let's get him. Uh, yeah. >> Hey, our suspect's running back east. >> Hey, buddy. >> Okay. >> Okay, bud. Okay. >> Okay, bud. What's your name? >> We're with you, buddy. >> We're with you. Okay. >> Okay. >> You know this gentleman, too? >> Are they brothers? >> Everybody's ready to go down. >> ETA on fire. Just take them. >> You just want to get them out. >> Yeah. [Applause] Well, >> come on. Come on. Come on. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Bring me a car. Bring me a car real quick. >> Let's bring bring a car real quick cuz he could be he could have >> Hey, Blake. Schneider, you all right? >> Blake, it's Mr. Schneider. Give me one more just >> where you guys want to go. >> All the way north. >> Yeah, main [Music] >> s. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. One more. Get one more back there with him. >> The officers got both boys to the hospital in just four minutes, saving them. In recognition of their bravery, they were awarded the Carnegie Medal, just as tampering with electricity is dangerous. In this case, the child ended up in a dangerous situation with water. On August 6th, 2024, around 7:30 p.m., deputies from the Valuchia County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a missing child at a home in Deltona. Deputies searched the house and the surrounding area, but found nothing. Knowing the 5-year-old had autism and was drawn to water, they started checking nearby ponds and other bodies of water. Around 7:48 p.m., Deputy Bra heard a voice coming from a pond. Coco. Hey, he's out here somewhere. Hey, I got him. I got him. X-ray 42 central. I got him in the water on facing. Come here. You got him. You got him. He's okay. [Music] [Music] Okay. What's your name? >> Hey, Coco. >> You want to go see your You want to go see your parents? After being medically cleared, the child was reunited with his family. Sometimes alarming situations can arise from children simply playing on an ordinary day, like in this case on Sunday, July 28th, 2024 at around 1:59 p.m. The Moundidge Police Department along with Moundidge EMS and Fire responded to a call about a child in need of help. When they arrived, they found the child trapped underground inside a PVC pipe. Nice little kid. >> Okay. >> He's probably eight feet down. >> Eight or 10 somewhere. >> Is he heads up? >> He's okay. He was He was standing up. He's head up. >> Hey, buddy. >> Poor brick down there. >> Okay, >> we're going to get you out, Bentley. It's okay. >> What's What's your name, big guy? >> Okay. What's his name? >> Bentley. Okay. >> It's all right. [Music] Bentley boy. She was just walking around and I guess he stepped on this thing in the lid before this off. >> Okay, >> we're good. Goes out. He slows down. It's just big enough, dude. >> Hopefully you guys hold on to the rope and just out. How How old is it? 14 months. >> 14 months. He needs to put it around and then cross his arms. I don't know if the parents can communicate that to him or not. >> Stuck in a hole about 10 ft deep. >> Emergency crews, including numerous dedicated first responders, acted quickly and worked tirelessly for about 15 to 20 minutes to safely rescue the child. Then, Officer Ronnie Wagner improvised a catchphole using a smaller PVC pipe and some rope. What's There we go. [Applause] >> We got an arm. We got an arm. >> All right, Jeremy. Nice and easy. Loosen it up. Loosen it up here. >> There you go. Plenty of slack. Plenty of slack right here. Right here. >> The child had sustained no injuries and was quickly reunited with his family. But while young children can be unaware of their surroundings, negligence from adults is completely another matter. On May 27th, 2018, Oklahoma City police officers were called to the lower level of a parking garage after someone discovered a young girl and a boy alone in a vehicle, sweating and crying. The windows were partially rolled down, but authorities estimated the interior temperature to be around 105°. Call >> has been updated. [Music] Nobody's in here. >> Are you okay? How long have you guys been out here? [Music] >> You all right, boss? Hey, come on out here. >> 20 minutes ago. >> 20 minutes. Okay. Hey, step out here, Bubba. Okay. I'm going to put you in my car. All right. [Music] Hop back in there. It's nice and cool. There you go. Yeah. Get in there. It's nice and cool. All right. There you go. >> You okay? >> 110's got them. They're okay. Okay, y'all can terminate code now. >> Yeah. Step on down here. >> All right. It's nice and cool out here. Man, you are sweaty. Come on over here. There you go. Oh, you okay? Here. Hop in here. Okay, you can get in there. It's nice and cool. There you go. I'll sit you in here. There you go. Just hang out. You're okay. Okay, I got the air on. You guys are all right. >> Police later arrested the mother of the two children, 26-year-old Samantha Pitts of Enid, on two counts of child abandonment. On Wednesday, November 1st, 2023, at approximately 8:27 a.m., Rome Police Department officers responded to a threecar crash at the 411 highway intersection and found a mother with her child in need of immediate help. [Applause] 57. We got a 1050i 411 at the loot. What's in there everybody? Yeah, we got a tire for [Music] the door. >> Hang on. I'll get you out of here. Hurry. Dispatch, the car is uh almost fully engulfed. We got everybody out of it. >> We try to use fire extinguishers on this vehicle, but it's uh it's too engulfed. [Music] >> Okay. >> But your son's right here, so if you don't mind coming to get him. >> Yeah. at the MCO. >> All right. We live out in West, so I should be I should be out there in like 10 or 15 minutes. >> Okay, that's perfect. >> I appreciate you so much. >> Okay. All right. Thank you, man. >> The mother and child were medically cleared and were reunited with their family. Talking about car crashes, this incident took a horrifying turn almost immediately. On the morning of July 23rd, 2021, veteran police officers Rocco Fusco and Paul Samoyed were inside a bagel shop in Yonkers, New York, when a speeding car came around the corner, crashed into two parked vehicles, and struck a 36-year-old mother carrying her 8-month-old baby as they crossed the street. [Music] 43 tonight. We got a baby under the vehicle. >> Look out. Look out. Look out. Look out. Pull. Somebody's got to pull him out. Grab the baby. Come on. I got I got it. I got the baby. I got the baby. Hold up. Hold up. Okay. Yes. Yes. Okay. Somebody's got to pull him out. >> Come on. Come on, kids. Come on. >> Come on. Let me grab it. Grab it. Grab it. Grab the baby. Grab the baby. Come on. Come on. I got I got it. I got the baby. The mother suffered a compound fracture to one of her legs while her baby sustained a fractured skull. After a long course of treatment, both survived and fully healed. On July 4th, 2024, at about 12:45 a.m., Newton Division uniformed officers responded to a call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon and a domestic violence restraining order violation. >> AW domestic violence restraining order violation. Central and 50th. The suspect lit a wooden log and threw in the RV earlier today. He also told the PR to put a gasoline tank underneath. PR sons are 16 and 14 inside the RV. >> Hey. Hey, bro. Let me see your [ __ ] hands. Let me see your hands, bro. Let me see your hands. Get over here. Stop reaching for your waistband. >> Stop reaching for your >> waistband. Let me see your hands. >> Let me see your hands, bro. >> Let me see your hands. >> Put your hands up. >> Release my family. >> Okay, bro. You got to turn around. Let me see your hands. >> Release my family. Put your hands up. [Music] >> Hey, you're going to need a [ __ ] >> Hey, don't reach for anything, bro. Just put your hands up. >> Try it. >> Just put your hands up. >> You'll see what happens. This is the hell >> you hell. >> Carlo, put your hands up, brother. >> Release my family. Carlos, put your hands up. >> My family. >> Carlos, [Music] >> Carlos, just put your hands up and face away from me. Put them on top of your head. >> Put them on top of your head, brother. >> Listen, there's more officers coming. We're making things worse. Put your [ __ ] hands up now. >> Put your hands up now. >> Holding his waist down. weapon scene. They respond westbound from >> just put your hands on top of your head. >> We can't get to them if you're over there, man. >> Listen, bro. >> You're going to get a 40 and it will hurt a cause body injurystr. >> Despite repeated warnings from the officers, Carlos refused to comply and kept provoking them while reaching for his waistband, which ultimately forced the officers to take drastic measures. trying to hit me on my hands. >> Put your Put your hands up. We're going to hit 40 again. >> [ __ ] you. >> 40 out. [Music] You ready, guys? You're ready. >> Put your hands up. >> Losing sight over here. >> I still got sight. I still got >> What is it? What is it? >> Okay. >> It's a screw. It's It's a screwdriver. Screwdriver. >> A screwdriver. >> Yeah, it's one of those drill. Okay. Bring the shield up. >> It's a drill. >> Put your hands up. >> Bring it up. Bring it up a little bit. >> Cover. >> Hold on. Stand by, guys. No, hold on. Hold on. You're >> good. You're good. You're good. Hold on. >> We can see both of his hands. All right. >> Be ready if you at the podium again, right? >> Okay. He's He's down. >> Move out. Move it up. We use that as cover. Yep. >> And you guys arrest going to be ready. All right. >> You got arresting, right? >> Arresting. >> Let them move it up. Move it up. >> Yeah. Get on your stomach or you're going to get farted again. stage. >> Let me know. [Music] >> That looks like a drill. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Moving. >> Don't move or you're going to get 40. Do not move. Got it. I got it. >> The mother and her children were safely rescued and Carlos was taken into custody without further incident and booked on attempted murder charges.