Cop Saves Baby
Chicago police Officer Christopher Elliott was getting ready to pull out of the gas station at Western and Diversey avenues Wednesday night when a man pounded on the window of his squad car, frantically yelling, "Baby, baby."
The man pointed to an unresponsive child in a van. Elliott rushed over, took the boy from the woman who was holding him and gently turned the child so he was facing away.
"He was just out of it, and he looked white and pale," Elliott said. "I began tapping it on the back and as I was tapping it the baby started to vomit out some food."
Elliott is being credited with saving the life of the choking infant, whose name he learned was Fernando.
Well done Officer.
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posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
38 Comments:
Nice work son. Plenty of bullshit comment over on Shaved talking about this coppers amount of time on the job.
Excellent!!!
It?
Also saying He was glad the child was ok because he was cute?
Good job, but my lord...idiotic
obviously not a parent
Office.....You made me proud to have you as one of our own!!
Good Job and God Bless you!!
It's nice to hear stories like this ...thank you!
Great Job Officer.
Great job!
Job well done Officer!
Elliot.... You da MAN! Way to go Office!
Good Army Training
Good job Officer. This child will get to grow up and have a life because of your quick thinking and ability.
Way to go Officer. And a note to the non PO readers here: this kind of thing happen all the time to the men and women that wear the uniform (OK firemen too).
When was the last time you mended a broken marriage, found a confused elderly and brought him home, comforted the relative of a recently departed, been randomly shot at just because you represent authority, pulled some one from a wreck or burning house, etc, etc.?
In know. We get paid to do it everyday. I just wanted to remind you we're not always giving you a ticket and punching female bartenders.
Great Marine training -Semper Fi
Why would anyone leave the Coast Guard to come to this shithole?
But good job. You got a lot of air time for us!
Good job Officer.
Good job CPD!
citizen saying:
awesome!
thumbs way up.
take care out there blues.
You did great!!! God bless you.
I recall a P O that helped save an infant and when he got notified to accept his award he refused to go and retired!
Tribune story today mentioned that when the officer was a child, someone saved him from choking in a similar manner. So he may be thinking, because such an action allowed him to grow up and be in a position to do some good, the same may be true for the child he saved. Great example of good actions going around and around.
--Law Abiding Citizen
this makes me happy. well done officer.
I was SO waiting for you to post this on here. That officer is from my neighborhood precinct and I'm so proud and happy. Great job, Officer!!
Outstanding!
Quick thinking,take charge attitude, dedication to Serve and Protect.....................
Officer Elliott, You are true Chicago Finest and an asset to our department.
Good job and stay safe!!
Campbells soup kid saves baby:-) Nice job Elliott!
Actually, personally, I'm not surprised by the timely life-saving actions of our brother member.
What got me was that the media actually went with the story.
I join my colleagues in simply saying Thank You for a job well done.
At least "OUR" acknowledgement is 'sincere.'
Anonymous said...
Way to go Officer. And a note to the non PO readers here: this kind of thing happen all the time to the men and women that wear the uniform (OK firemen too).
When was the last time you mended a broken marriage, found a confused elderly and brought him home, comforted the relative of a recently departed, been randomly shot at just because you represent authority, pulled some one from a wreck or burning house, etc, etc.?
In know. We get paid to do it everyday. I just wanted to remind you we're not always giving you a ticket and punching female bartenders.
8/05/2011 07:15:00 AM
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We know. Many of us citizens respect you guys and gals on the force. It's a tough job and your efforts are appreciated.
Huh? What was he - a soldier, a marine, or a coastie? Do any of the people who know him actually know him?
Nice to see a positive story from the Shitcago lamestream media for once! Way to go Officer!
--No Cop Here
FYI: Elliott was in the Coast Guard, then went into the police academy and blew out his knee. He had to go back into the academy after his knee healed and became a cop. Elliott was a cop for a year or so before he took a leave of absence to work as a special education teacher in a suburban high school. Elliott didn't like it and came back on the force.
Good thing he did and a good thing he had the same experience as a youngster.
great job!!!!
Anonymous said...
I recall a P O that helped save an infant and when he got notified to accept his award he refused to go and retired!
8/05/2011 10:19:00 AM
TI 024?
YEA Elliot!!!
Great job officer.
Unfortunately , this stuff happens more than you think , without any attention. An officer does good things every day that no one knows about, other than the officer and the party involved. Kinda like pissing in a wet suit,makes you feel all warm inside, but no one else knows what you did.
Keep up the good work and go home safe.
Well done officer!
As an ordinary citizen, I'm here to say collectively we take you guys ... way ... way ... way ... too much for granted.
We get pissed off when you ticket us. We second guess your split second decisions which can mean your own life or death. We hugely undervalue how important you are, putting yourselves selflessly between us and the street animals of society (see WI State Fair).
And even as unappreciative as we are collectively, you're the first ones to bail out our dumb little asses when we get into trouble or need someone to save our kid's life -- no questions asked -- no thanks required.
Next ticket I get, I'm thanking a cop for his service.
There's a special place in heaven for your guys!
Great job office!!! God bless you all and keep you safe.....
A wonderful action from a dedicated public servant.
Good job! Ignore the idiots with their negative comments... so many haters on this job... You did the best thing you could do on this job... save an innocent child's life.
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