Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — A 6-year-old girl with a rare form of cancer died over the weekend, days after Chicago's top cop honored her wish to be a police officer by visiting her home and presenting her with a badge, a uniform and medal of valor. Madison Pruitt died Sunday, a year after she was […]
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Dispatcher trauma: The unique stress of the job (and how to overcome it)
Author: Melissa MannThe kind of stress that 911 dispatchers experience is not the garden-variety stress the average person experiences. The stress experienced by dispatchers is what develops with listening to someone else’s absolute worst day — every day. Just like other members of any emergency response team, a dispatcher can handle a hundred situations effortlessly, […]
Video: Philly cop ambushed by IS gunman throws first pitch, proposes
By Tommy Rowan The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — Officer Jesse Hartnett came prepared to Citizens Bank Park on Monday afternoon with a curveball up his sling. After tossing the first pitch at the Phillies' home opener against the San Diego Padres, Hartnett, who was ambushed and shot in January in his patrol car but managed […]