Officers Save Swimmer
Technically, he wasn't swimming though - he was freezing to death:
- Several police officers braved two-foot waves to save a man who floundered after jumping into Lake Michigan at Belmont Harbor this afternoon to try to save his dog, police said.
Someone called 911 just before 1 p.m. to say a man was in the water, and when officers arrived at the harbor, 3200 N. Lake Shore Drive, they found a 28-year-old man and a dog in the water, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs [...]
The officers called for the Police Marine Unit and other rescuers to come to the scene, but they "feared the worst," and so decided to try to rescue the man themselves...
Good job guys.
Labels: good news
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
65 Comments:
Good work officers.
Hopefully they ANOV'D the offender for not obeying the Leash Law.
I wouldn't want them to get a CR# !LOL
Great job guys! Saved both the man and the dog.
It's about time CPD got some good press, and I do not say that fallaciously, but in all honesty. You guys deserve a whole lot more recognition that just the recognition you get for rescuing humans and dogs from the wilds of Lake Michigan.
Anyone who jumps into a freezing lake to save a dog should be left out there to fend for themselves. Service dogs that hold immeasureable value would be the exception in my book.
Can you imagine if one of the responding officers had fallen in only to not resurface?
This is another example of why this nation is circling the drain...PUSSIFICATION.
I'm glad the officers and all responding CFD are fine. Now bill the stupid jagoff heavily for putting first responders in grave danger for no good reason.
Who wants to bet this story got far less attention in the media then the story about shooting a dog last week………
And the Doggie was saved too! Good Job!
Good job Liz and Bob!
Nice story, good press for a change !
It's about time CPD got some good press, and I do not say that fallaciously, but in all honesty.
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Another job well done, BUT
the pictures of the rescuers are now forever on-line. If they ever get jammed up, those pictures will be available to the news media.
Of course all the pretend macho bullshit will start now with nitwits saying he should have left the dog to die. No one listens to you people, I don't know why you continue to comment. People bond with their pets. Only pathetic, non-compassionate assholes don't get that.
Niiice job!!!
and you got the dog too!
Oh and there were no fire chiefs to duke it out with -- whatever happened to that investigation anyways?
thank God they saved the dog :)
Another fine example of the daily dedication put forth by the members of the CPD
Job well done officers !
OT:
Why does the Mayor of Chicago have an Office in DC?
Department : Mayor's Office
Workgroup : Mayor's Office - Washington DC
Employee Name : MAYBERRY, TAMARA
Job Title : ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Business : 202-783-0911
Business Address : 1301 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20004
E-Mail Address : Not Available
And why does Tamara make 101,004.00 A year as the Only Employee at the DC Office?
Anyone who jumps into a freezing lake to save a dog should be left out there to fend for themselves.
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I disagree.
The dog would jump in there to save you. Dogs are special. SOme people 'don't get it' on dogs and that's fine, but some do.
It doesn't make sense to value animals above humans, still, I do believe it makes perfect sense to place special value on dogs and if someone wants to save them, it's a very commendable thing.
I would jump into the lake to save my dog in a heartbeat. I would jump into the lake to save any dog, any child.
If it were a gangbanger, I'd start a bonfire on shore, roast a few marhsmellows and chuckle as they drowned.
I hope they get a Life Saving DC..
True heroes! Great job, Officers!
Dogs Are Cool, But C'Mon! said...
Anyone who jumps into a freezing lake to save a dog should be left out there to fend for themselves. Service dogs that hold immeasureable value would be the exception in my book.
Can you imagine if one of the responding officers had fallen in only to not resurface?
This is another example of why this nation is circling the drain...PUSSIFICATION.
I'm glad the officers and all responding CFD are fine. Now bill the stupid jagoff heavily for putting first responders in grave danger for no good reason.
You obviously never have been a dog owner. They become part of your family. Are you saying you'd stand by and let one of your family members drown if there was something you could do about it?
Good job officers.
And good job to the two PO in 18 last night who came to my building to haul out some weird jagoff. After 911 was called two in the lobby with me lamented that the police weren't coming and I replied that it had just been xx number of minutes and it's Saturday night. What I SHOULD have said was - "CPD is down 4,000 PO thanks McCrappy Accent and Swan Fucking Lake!!"
--No Cop Here
Holy shit!!! Awesome job guys.
I don't know how to swim. I like dogs. If it were me ....well, you know how it would end.
Mr. Citizen be very thankful you found that the Police were available and not deployed to the inner portions of the city. Soon there won't be police left in the nicer sides of town.
Like Police, here won't be any lifeguards come summer either, due to the ongoing budget crisis.
Your Mayor and Supt. of Police say manpower is adequate. Then why each day officers are stripped from districts to fight nonexistent crime in areas far from their assignment?
Yes, Mr. Citizen & Faithful furry companion, next time you may not be so fortunate.
Let your alderman know how appreciative you are that The Police were there for you.
"This gives me a great idea. Tax the sheeple every time they jump into MY lake"!
Time for an emergency council meeting.
RAHM.
Pets vs humans! Its a dog, man! You can buy another dog! The world is upside down!
None of the PO's had life jackets on. How come no beat down from the fire dept. Oh thats right Hoff is gone.......
The Marine Unit and other officer around the city save people's lives regularly. Occasionally it makes the news.
But save a dog from the drink and it is all over the country and sometimes the world.
Yesterday I got an email from, a friend in England. She read about and posted the dog and owner rescue on Facebook and it is drawing interest from all over UK and Europe.
Anyone who jumps into a freezing lake to save a dog should be left out there to fend for themselves.
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ASSHAT!!!!!
Pussification? Id say its the exact opposite. The dogs life is the owners responsibility and he as well as the police knew that. Men live up to their responsibilities. Im sure you guys as police officers see plenty of cases where people dont.
Im not a cop but respect your efforts to keep the rest of us safe. Including the dogs.
How much longer to get the large file about the retirees going to DC off your website. It is slowing it down and the script warning comes up everytime I go to another post
Good work !
I wouldn't say jumping into freezing water to save a dog is pussification. Moronification, maybe, but not pussification.
Wanna know why Fire Commissioner Hoff quit? Read on...
Budget Cuts In Store For Chicago Fire Department
CHICAGO (CBS) — Major budget cuts being planned for Chicago’s Fire Department could lead to fewer firehouses, fewer firefighters, or both.
The choices facing Mayor Emanuel’s new fire commissioner aren’t pleasant, CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
There are 96 fire houses spread all over the city. Some are big, multi-truck stations, while others are small one-door affairs, like the legendary Waveland Avenue house across the street from Wrigley Field.
It’s one of 11 single-truck stations that fire department sources say are “old, inefficient and going away.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/02/17/budget-cuts-in-store-for-chicago-fire-department/
An interesting follow-up to your post from yesterday...
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012
Evaluate This!
ICE Agents: “Shooting No Surprise w/ Obama Bad Morale, Mgt @ Immigration Agency;” EXCLUSIVE Victims’/Shooters’ Names
While you might believe the mainstream media narrative that this was just a workplace rage incident, it’s actually far deeper than that. It’s a direct result of how bad things have gotten under the Obama administration and John Morton, the man the President picked to run the agency . . . into the ground. And it’s about Janet Napolitano, who is really running ICE through her surrogates, Suzie “Stripper Pole” Barr and Beth Gibson..."
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/47321/ice-agents-shooting-no-surprise-w-obama-bad-morale-mgt-immmigration-agency/
AMEN! to what 1:11:00 AM said.
Every year without exception, some yuppie jackass wanders too far out and falls thru the ice or gets swept out by waves trying to retrieve some stupid f*&%ing dog. A dog that likely wasn't properly leashed in the first place.
All you soft-as-puppy-shit (pun intended!) liberals (coppers included) should've never been told "sorry, sweetie, but we gave Ranger to a boy that lives on a farm where he can play and run with all the other animals" when your beloved childhood pooch got caught under the rear tires of the neighbor's Vista Cruiser.
The truth hurts sometimes, but is also builds character and coping skills for the real world - something too many people lack these days.
And for future reference, a call of "Dog Stuck On Ice In Lake" needs to be given the same amount of resources and legitimacy as the ghetto call of "My 7 Year Old Is Disrespectin' Me". Unless, of course, it involves a service dog as the earlier poster stated.
Don't get me wrong, I love most animals - particularly dogs. But common sense needs to be applied in situations like this. I'm happy the way it ended, with no officers of CFD members getting hurt.
TO: Dogs are cool;
There are numerous instances of dogs alerting their owners of fires in homes & protecting owners from personal assault & other dangers.
Check YouTube for the video of the dog owned by a fallen Marine that would not leave the side of his casket during the wake.
There is no such a thing as " just a dog ".
GOOD WORK!
Time to name names here.
"Among the first on the scene was Officer Liz Joyce...Joyce was "able to get down on her stomach at the water's edge and hold onto the man, while the rest of us arrived on the scene, and with a concerted effort, we were able to pull him out of the water,"
"The other officers who helped pull the man out were Town Hall Sgt. William Neja and Marine Unit Officer Ed Echevarria.
"The man was taken to [hospital] where he was in good condition, being treated for hypothermia, and the dog was [saved too].
"Joyce suffered a knee injury but was expected to be treated and released..."
-- from Tribune link
"That which you do to the least of us, you do to Me."
O.T.- CPD Sgt. & Lt. Fired For Discharging His Pepper Spray In A Downtown Restaurant
Check out the following IPRA investigation on the link provided. Make sure you read Log/CR# 1022600
http://www.iprachicago.org/Formatted%20Abstracts%20of%20Sustained%20Cases_022011.pdf
Plus they held a benefit for the goof. I will go out of my way to help out my fellow officers when they are right. But we should not hold a benefit for people who do stupid shit like this.
Not just guys. Officer Elizabeth Joyce was first on the scene and held the guy above water while radioing for assistance.
More police statistical controversy. Will this nonsense soon make it to Chicago.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/the-trick-to-dc-police-forces-94percent-closure-rate-for-2011-homicides/2012/01/30/gIQATErbMR_story.html
Dogs Are Cool, But C'Mon! said...
Anyone who jumps into a freezing lake to save a dog should be left out there to fend for themselves. Service dogs that hold immeasureable value would be the exception in my book.
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Evidently you do NOT know the strong bond that becomes solid between an owner and his/her dog.
The owner probably panicked when he saw his dog helpless.
ALL dogs are great and perform a good service, not just service dogs. Companionship, protection, comfort - you could list MANY reasons why dog is man's best friend.
Great job to those involved in the rescue, you are in the prayers of many. As for Mr. Scrooge here - you probably have no one that loves you.
Too bad. Why don't you go to the dog rescue and help out a dog? You might learn a valuable life lesson.
Who the F' are you, Michael Vick?
I heard a drunken fire Lt. pushed them on the lake....
Dogs Are Cool, But C'Mon! said...
Anyone who jumps into a freezing lake to save a dog should be left out there to fend for themselves. Service dogs that hold immeasureable value would be the exception in my book.
Can you imagine if one of the responding officers had fallen in only to not resurface?
This is another example of why this nation is circling the drain...PUSSIFICATION.
I'm glad the officers and all responding CFD are fine. Now bill the stupid jagoff heavily for putting first responders in grave danger for no good reason.
2/19/2012 01:11:00 AM
Do you own a dog? I do, and I'da jumped in after mine if a rescue seemed feasible.
No issues with billing the guy for the rescue. People have to live with the consequences of their actions - just like you guys do, every day. What if an officer jumped in, just to not resurface? Well, that's a risk you assume every day you come into work - for better or worse. Us common citizens love and thank you for it, but don't complain about the risks.
I have faith that the Marine unit can handle such a rescue with comparatively low risks to themselves. After all, the first rule of being a first responder is to not end up needing assistance yourself!
-Edison park Resident
OT
Jut when they start to brag about Agg Batteries and homicides (sorry, shootings and murders) being down along comes another unseasonably warm weekend:
3 shot, 1 dead in 014 (2 incidents)
1 dead in 009
1 dead in 017
2 shot in 003
1 shot in 006
1 shot in 010
1 shot in 011 (oops)
1 shot in 015
And that was just Saturday night!
I'm glad the officers and all responding CFD are fine. Now bill the stupid jagoff heavily for putting first responders in grave danger for no good reason.
2/19/2012 01:11:00 AM
I'm not a first responder, I'm a cop. Maybe you should have joined a northshore police department. My time on this job has taught me that animals are, for the most part, better than people; there is no malice in their actions, only instinct. Good job with the dog Bob & Liz.
Good job officers.
And good job to the two PO in 18 last night who came to my building to haul out some weird jagoff. After 911 was called two in the lobby with me lamented that the police weren't coming and I replied that it had just been xx number of minutes and it's Saturday night. What I SHOULD have said was - "CPD is down 4,000 PO thanks McCrappy Accent and Swan Fucking Lake!!"
--No Cop Here
2/19/2012 09:41:00 AM
I like you.
I hope I never have to ride a tour in a squad car with ANY of the bleeding hearts who can't seem to get it thru their heads that a dog is just that...a dog. Yes, they are companions, friends, all that and more to some people.
Yes, I have seen dogs alert people when the house is on fire. You know why? Because its going ape shit trying to save itself from something that people AND ANIMALS have feared since the beginning of time - FIRE. If the dog could figure out how to twist the deadbolt, he'd leave your stupid ass in an instant. But he doesn't have opposable thumbs, so he'll bark and bark until someone who does comes to open that door for him.
If dogs loved their human masters/friends as much as some dummies claim here, THEY WOULDNT EAT THEIR OWNERS HOURS AFTER DYING IN THE SAME ROOM. Oh yeah, mans best friend always starts with the face, and YES I've seen it more than a few times. Dogs are INSTINCTIVE and self sufficient ANIMALS by nature, that's why they turn on their owners once the food supply runs out.
Same goes for when you decide to rescue that cuddly looking malnourished Pitbull puppy that the dope boys were fucking with. He's gonna go all instinct when your 4 year old tries to climb on its back or tug it's ears. Instinct as in maul your child to stop the threat it perceived.
REPEAT-DOGS ARE ANIMALS AND REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH TRAINING & DOMESTICATION YOU INTRODUCE TO THEM THEY WILL ALWAYS FALL BACK ON INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOR. Only you or no one else quite knows when that'll be. Example: you buy your dog all kinds of cutesy beds or allow it to sleep in your bed or on the couch because 'he's people'. What's Fido do? He curls up in a ball, usually with something (a corner preferably) on at least one side of him. Why? BECAUSE HE'S A DEN ANIMAL PROGRAMMED TO SLEEP LIKE THAT FOR WARMTH AND SAFETY. He doesn't need to share your down quilt, Sally-Boy.
Yes, I have 2 dogs. They stay out year round and serve the purpose their particular breed was bred for: security. They get a raised dog house with straw on the floor when it gets below freezing out. They are fed twice a day and cared for accordingly and per city law and ordinances. They are used as a tool just like dogs have been bred to do since Day 1. I like my dogs. No, scratch that. I LOVE my dogs. But if they ever found themselves paddling for their lives and I'd face death or harm retrieving them, guess what? There's plenty more dogs where they came from. I question anyone that puts even a thought of rescuing an animal of doing so could harm or lead to the death of a person while doing so.
Breaking news at 5:00. Officer shot on 6700 south east end
Off topic- Went to Dick's sporting goods to get ammo. The clerck said good thing I didn't want any 9mm ammo. He was out because a range instructor from our beloved dept. came in and bought the entire supply because they needed ammo for qualification down at the academy. If true what a sad state we are in.
I am a rescuer who must deal with people's very poor choices around the water everyday. I also had a dog, a water dog, who passed away Friday. I love dogs, but neither my dog nor anyone's dog is worth a human life, or most human life. Definitely not the life of the first responders. I would everything except risk my own life for any dog including my own. Common sense helps - if you can't figure out how you'll exit the water, then don't go in. Drowning is not a nice way to go, it's not quick and peaceful. So, don't be selfish and risk the lives of the first responders.
How much longer to get the large file about the retirees going to DC off your website. It is slowing it down and the script warning comes up everytime I go to another post
2/19/2012 11:41:00 AM
Really? They are trying to get a group together to represent us... And your computer is slow? Mine isn't... No error messages except yours! I would guess operator error!
The city will have to pay the parking meter company $5.75 an hour for each meter for the entire time the meters are blocked off during the G8 and NATO summit!!, It's part of the contract that Mayor Daley, now and employee of the law firm who made the deal, agreed to
this is to just a dog lover.... listen you mush, I would rather save a 4 legged dog then 2 legged dog any day of the week.... and that includes you if you think like that.
ALL officers involved performed as I would expect a CPD officer. Liz, Bob, Bill (green bay fan?), proud of you all! Nice work!
LT. from 023.
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Jut when they start to brag about Agg Batteries and homicides (sorry, shootings and murders) being down along comes another unseasonably warm weekend:
3 shot, 1 dead in 014 (2 incidents)
1 dead in 009
1 dead in 017
2 shot in 003
1 shot in 006
1 shot in 010
1 shot in 011 (oops)
1 shot in 015
And that was just Saturday night!
2/19/2012 03:28:00 PM
Add these to the list for Sunday
Homicide 004 (7 shot, 1 dead) 79th St
Homicide 009 on Hoyne
Homicide 010 (2 shot, 1 dead)
(OT) Just a thought! We are all talking about the "great disaster" of the bullshit G-8/nato summits! rahmbo wants this, so let it be. If they want to tear the shit out of the downtown area where all the rich jags make billions why not? The rahms,madigans,quinns and the 50 cowards and toni preckwinke,the daleys and the rest of the criminal combine want this so have it!
As long as the various don't hurt the POLICE game on! rahmbo and his crew have decimated CPD so bad we have NO leaders we can respect! Now CFD is closing firehouses,cutting back manpower, like they have cut and diced CPD this is what the liberals and elected want let them be proud!
Positive press that puts us cops in a favorable light for once, and some of you guys are STILL bitching. Unreal.
the pictures of the rescuers are now forever on-line. If they ever get jammed up, those pictures will be available to the news media.
2/19/2012 08:36:00 AM
--Gimme a break. Go back to worrying about the tiny gps unit in your star.
Mine isn't... No error messages except yours! I would guess operator error!
2/19/2012 08:09:00 PM
Lighten up...it is happening on other computers as well.
Another person in the water tonight in 023.
How much longer to get the large file about the retirees going to DC off your website. It is slowing it down and the script warning comes up everytime I go to another post
2/19/2012 11:41:00 AM
Really? They are trying to get a group together to represent us... And your computer is slow? Mine isn't... No error messages except yours! I would guess operator error!
2/19/2012 08:09:00 PM
Then you guess dead wrong. No operator error here, but that file is DRAGGING the site load-time.
(Oh, and I'm not the original poster.)
My entire table at the pbpa dinner Thursday was talking about the site slowdown, too.
You have to figure, since SCC posted an informational topic about the file slowing the site down, that it just might be SLOWING THE SITE DOWN.
Tact Lt in 023, your a class act and always have been. You always call it as it should. Your a true boss. BTW the citizen who was in the water, came in later that same evening to personally thank the responding officers for saving his life. Good Job by all. Too bad more bosses dont take the time to showcase this event, not only to involved POs but to the rest of the dept. We highlight the shit coppers do and never the good!
And why does Tamara make 101,004.00a year as the Only Employee at the DC Office?
2/19/2012 09:08:00 AM
And, if Tamara resides in DC, did she put a boxed wedding dress in somebody's Chicago crawl space when she was hired or relocated? If not, she is violating the 2011 TD 9.5 "Wedding Dress Box" amendment to the residency requirement for city employees.
Dont think its operator error. Not hard to click on SCC and then read the postings and click on the comments And the other poster is right, why would SCC post information about it if it were not happening.
Yea, I must have gotten stupid overnight because for the last few years have done the same thing and had no problem with the website until a week ago
@ "Measar Cilan"
Fuck you. You don't know shit.
I've seen with my own eyes a service K9 in the sandbox run into automatic weapons fire, stand between the body of its recently KIA handler and the hajii who just ambushed him and growl, because it was all she could do to protect her handler who she knew was in danger but didn't understand was already dead.
Dogs are very special creatures.
If you starve a man, he too will resort to cannibalism, but I'd suggest you hit the internet and look up the picture of the deceased SEAL and his dog at the funeral. Maybe then you will understand.
Nah, you wont.
But if they ever found themselves paddling for their lives and I'd face death or harm retrieving them, guess what? There's plenty more dogs where they came from. I question anyone that puts even a thought of rescuing an animal of doing so could harm or lead to the death of a person while doing so.
2/19/2012 05:25:00 PM
Okay, you win biggest asshole on the thread award. Please don't get any more dogs. It's a shame the two you have have to suffer with an asshole like you for an owner.
Great job to all the people involved in the rescue of the citizen and his dog. Not enough positive publicity for our department this is a good one.
Uncle Bobby you are my hero.
22 miles of lakefront and not one life ring around. I know assholes will steal them, but least give them a try.
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