Lambert Tree Winner
- Chicago Police Officer Joseph Lopez accepts the Lambert Tree Award from Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, left, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The award is given out for bravery in the line of duty. Lopez, an 8-year veteran, responded to a call of shots fired. Upon arrival, a witness told Lopez the subject fled in a SUV. Lopez located the parked vehicle several minutes later. As he approached, the rear passenger door opened and a male subject fled.
Lopez pursued the subject to a residential parking lot, where the subject turned toward Lopez, pointing and firing a semi-automatic handgun at him three times. Fearing for his life, Lopez aimed his weapon at the subject, but did not return fire as he was concerned additional gunfire would endanger citizens near the scene. The foot pursuit continued to a rear gangway and up some stairs.
The subject, realizing he had nowhere to go, walked down the stairs, coming face-to-face with Lopez. At that point the subject pointed his handgun at the officer. Fearing for his life, Lopez discharged his duty weapon one time, fatally striking the subject. The subject's weapon, a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun, fell to the ground but was recovered immediately.
A job very well done Officer. Congratulations.
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posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
48 Comments:
Nice job office! Congratulations on a job well done.
Congrats, well done!
Glad your ok officer and job well done.... But don't forget... Those awards mean nothing in federal court.. But in this case great job and way to defend yourself and great use of restraint in regards to the safety of yourself and the public. Congrats. It was a textbook shoot.
yes Good job Thank you
Well deserved. Geat job Joe.
Excellent job officer and well deserved!
Point of order, SCC.
You "win" a game of chance.
You "receive" (earn) and award such as the Lambert Tree.
Congrats, Officer!
You make us proud!
Great job Joe Lo,
You're a brave an great copper. God Bless you and your family. Great to know you.
Former MSF and 015 Dist. Conrad
Outstanding! Where did this occur?
Just for fun, caption this:
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Thank God for the outcome. And thanks Officer Lopez. A Lambert Tree Award that is truly deserved.
Just curious....
Do you think each year until he retires, and then dies , that "he's a great guy" Al W. will read these synopsis and then feel that he is just a political hack, no better than any of the other hacks?
Outside of the fact, that he is a political hack that "earned" our highest award for a simple UUW arrest.
I'm sure in true political hack, merit selection fashion, he thinks "he deserved it" like so many of the other hacks who were so merit worthy..
My hats off to you Officer Lopez - truly somebody who is honorable and who EARNED this. Please do not loose sight of that on this job - honor, not many have that quality. Thankfully, we are starting to hear about those on this job that still have this quality more and more.
Nice job brother. I am glad the city and ipra didn't rake you throught the coals!
Makes no difference to Rahman, he still wants to steal the guys pension.
Great job brother!
Joe Lopez is the Real Police! Heal well, brother!
Nice job, brother.
You do us all proud.
Thank You!
Ol vet (r)
BRAVO!!!!
How about a shout-out to the other 18 officers honored yesterday, too? News media didn't have any list of who they were or what they did.
Good job officer. Sorry you had to take a life, but it was the perps decision to die. Sounds like a textbook case and I wish you and all of CPD the best. Thank you for a thankless job.
Great job, but why do they keep stating that he feared for his life when he was confronted with a deadly force situation. I'm sure he feared for his life thoughout the encounter but a person does not have to fear for his life in order to use deadly force when it is justified. A person shall use deadly force when a person reasonably believes that they are in substantial risk of receiving serious bodily harm or substantial risk of death.
What's the matter, wasn't there any deserving exempt boss with a paper cut who caught a shoplifter at Jewels?
I thought I had a chance. My sergeant told me I had the most (legitimate) contact cards.
That's it. I'm done.
Fantastic!!!
Congratulations, fellow Austin Ranger!! Well deserved!!
...you reek of matzo ball soup...you have floaters or sinkers?
Excellent job officer. Sadly the City will cave in and give this POS family cash to just go away as he was " turning his life around".
Hero in my book from former A5 Detective
Great Job.
......it's nice to know people on this job. Not trying to take anything away from this officer, BUT, we all know there were more heroic actions taken by officers than just this police shooting.
Wasn't Wysinger the commander in 015 when this P.O was there? Just say'n....
Well Done, Officer. Congratulations!
Congrats JLO and to all recipeants .
Whoever put the thing in there about the Federal Lawsuit, just congratulate the officer and leave it at that. Why rain on the mans parade? It is his day to shine. Well done Officer remain brave and keep doing the Lords work!
I'd go through a door with you any day j lo!!! Congrats you deserve it!!!
Great job well deserved unlike our first!
How about a shout-out to the other 18 officers honored yesterday, too? News media didn't have any list of who they were or what they did
awwwwww, what the award wasnt enough for you? You need your name in the paper and have someone tell you good job on the blog. Get a life geek. Stop trying to pat yourself on the back so much and stop looking for the glory. If you signed up for this job because you wanted to be in the papers and a glory hound then your in the wrong business...
I had the distinct honor to train Joe as a PPO and I am so Proud of U Brother!! Congratulations , BT
It is nice to see Chalkie involved in something.
Good job Office, glad that you're ok.
i want to first congratulate all officers who were nominated for this prestigious award. everyone nominated deserved this award. it is a shame that only one wins. however, big congrats to the officer who won and great job to all other officers that were nominated.
He earned his pension!
Al Wysinger is and always will be a great man and copper. Al is old school and does not go out to hurt a copper.
Al did it all and did it the right way. For all you hair gel haters, rag on the useless C/O' in 14, 15, etc.
That's how it's done, folks.
"Al Wysinger is and always will be a great man and copper. Al is old school and does not go out to hurt a copper.
Al did it all and did it the right way. For all you hair gel haters, rag on the useless C/O' in 14, 15, etc."
10/10/2012 08:04:00 PM
SIGNED MRS. WYSINGER
Never mind the fact Al & several other M/1 Goldstars came from Narcotics, merely a coincidence.Carry On...
I wouldn't call him a "winner" it should read recipient. As he earned the award. "Winner" is the Nobel prize given to B Hussein Obama. Excellent job by Officer Lopez.
Great job!
Good job brother!!!!! it was an honor to be in the same room with all of you !!! Stay safe and keep doing what you do.....
Al Wysinger is and always will be a great man and copper. Al is old school and does not go out to hurt a copper.
Al did it all and did it the right way. For all you hair gel haters, rag on the useless C/O' in 14, 15, etc.
10/10/2012 08:04:00 PM
Merit, Merit, Merit. Lambert Tree for political reasons not deserved. Others nominated deserved it more. If it is a Duck it is a Duck. Might be a great guy but so is my Uncle.
Been knowing Joe for just over a year now. He's ALWAYS working his ass off. A cop that gets out of the car and brings the fight to the bad guys! Great to see someone get that award that deserves it!!! Congrats bud!!! -6510I
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