With everyone focusing on the riots and bashing the few bad cops, I thought I would post about the good ones. I know many good cops personally.

NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 NEWS) �� The family of a Mesquite man who was pulled from his fiery car on Sunday said their loved one is in critical condition.

Mesquite police released dashcam footage on Monday showing two officers running to an SUV that was engulfed in flames. The officers rush to the vehicle, breaking the window and pulling 25-year-old Hector Valles to safety.

"��Hector is strong. He is a fighter. We are thankful to the Lord that he is here," said Olivia Valles in a released statement on Monday.

Mesquite police officers Ryan Nielsen and Autumn Soto spoke on Monday about the intense moments. "��You're there rooting for them. You'��re there working for them. You need them to make it,"�� said Nielsen.

Nielsen and Soto were humble about what many in the community considered heroic actions. Soto said it was, "Just another day at work for us. It was four o'��clock in the morning we were getting ready to go to lunch. So you know, just another day."

Just another day for them, but for Valles is was nearly his last. "��It'��s a matter of seconds right where he was sitting was on fire,"�� recalled Vancy Lay, a firefighter with the Mesquite Fire Department.

Lay said it was not just the fire that was dangerous, but the toxic smoke that was emitting from the burning vehicle. He estimated it was probably 800 to 1,000 degrees near the burning SUV. "��They'��re not equipped for that. They don'��t have the proper attire to be doing that."

Soto and Nielsen said the incident is why they signed up for the job in the first place. "��It was of those deals where someone was looking out for him that day," said Nielsen.

The family of Hector Valles said he needs prayers right now as he continues to recover.

Nice :-)
The good the bad and the ugly exist in all levels of society.

Ain't that the truth. Sad that most pf what the media focuses in is the bad. Reminds me on an old Anne Murray song: A Little Good News Today

yellowrose10
Good idea. I hope many people post "any kind " of hero stories. ... humans, dogs.., any " feel good story"

"" Seven-year-old Bryce Schottel has been
fighting lymphatic cancer since February. But
he's got at least one superhero rooting for
him.
"After a scan they told us he had lymphoma in
his stomach and pelvic region and an tumor
in his abdomen," mom Regina Carlton told
ABC News today. "They were supposed to
start his fourth cycle of chemotherapy
yesterday, but it appears that he has a minor
infection in his lungs. He just went for a
bronchoscopy to clear this infection up before
he has chemo."
With three rounds of chemotherapy behind
him and one left to go, there's one thing that's
been lifting Bryce's spirits: superheroes.
"My son loves Superman," Carlton said.
After seeing a photo online of Bryce, Dallas
police senior corporal Damon Cole decided to
do something amazing.
Cole, who often dresses up as superheroes for
the organization "Heroes, Cops and Kids,"
reached out to Bryce's family to ask if he
could pay him a visit at home on April 15.
"They had a Superman campaign up there for
Bryce," Cole said. "I really go all out to impact
the kids. My car is Superman themed, so I
asked, 'Would you mind if I came up there and
showed him my car and dress in my
costumes?'"
Cole then made the 11-hour drive from Dallas
to Smithton, Illinois, where he surprised Bryce
at his home dressed as Superman and
presented him with a collector's Superman
figurine.""
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/texas-cop-drives-11-hours-dresses-superman-surprise/story?id=30651057

Woo hoo! Love it

Ditto

Police help man propose on anniversary of first date

April 17 is a day he, or she, will never forget. After all, it was on that day the man and woman went on their first date and, now, that date is the date he asked THE question.

So what's unique about the date and why are we talking about it?

Go back to April 17, 2013. The man and woman in the video above were on their first date. They were in Royal Oak when, suddenly, the blue and red lights flashed and they were pulled over.

Fast forward to April 17, 2015. It happened again. They were out on a date for second anniversary when Royal Oak cops pulled over their truck near downtown.

The officers treated it like many other stops. They pulled him over, talked to him, had him step out of the truck and even frisked him. That's where they found the ring.

See, the man, who police identify in the video only as Mr. Ross, was holding a ring. He was ready to ask his then-girlfriend the big question and he asked for help from Royal Oak Police. The men in blue were happy to oblige.
Here's what Royal Oak Police wrote about the proposal:

"On April 17, 2013, a young man was pulled over by a Royal Oak Police officer while on his first date with a young woman.

Two years later to the day, he asked the ROPD for help with his marriage proposal to that very same young woman.

Royal Oak police were happy to accommodate him."

By the way, she said yes. But only after calling him an expletive!

expletive......

"" A California man who was pulled out of a
dumpster as a baby 25 years ago has
finally met the hero police officer who
saved his life.
"I hoped that someday I would see him
again," retired Santa Ana police officer
Michael Buelna told ABC 7 .
Buelna was on duty when he made the
miraculous discovery in 1989 after hearing
sounds coming from behind a Santa Ana
garbage dumpster.
That's where he stumbled upon Robin
Barto, who was just 4 hours old at the
time and still had his umbilical cord.
"He still had all the mucus and stuff and
all the trash and gravel was sticking to
him," Buelna told ABC. "I tried to give him
a tiny little bit of breath and he reacted a
little bit."
The two embraced during a recent
emotional reunion organized by Barto's
adopted parents, Elizabeth Barton and
Daniel Fernandez, according to the news
station.
"I had the opportunity to shake his hand
and look in his eyes and say, 'Thank you
for saving his life,'" Daniel Fernandez said.""
http://m.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-reunited-saved-dumpster-baby-article-1.2198895

nice thread

Bumping for any that missed this

"" A Washington state man and his fiancee
were sitting in traffic next to a police car
when they both noticed something out of
the ordinary.
The couple spotted an on-duty sheriff's
deputy sitting on a patch of grass along
the side of the road, sharing his lunch
with a homeless man.
Tacoma resident Darren Ballard Sr. had to
do a double-take.
"I just couldn't believe my eyes," Ballard
told CBS News after seeing the deputy split
a sandwich with the man.
Ballard was so touched by the kind act
that he snapped a picture and posted it on
his Facebook page to give police officers
their "props."
"Just saw this cop having a sandwich with
a homeless guy in the cut wanting no
attention just doing a good deed," Ballard
posted. "There are good police officers out
there people this made my day please
share!!!!!"
The photo, uploaded to Facebook on
Tuesday, has since gone viral -- shared by
more than 31,000 people, including the
local sheriff's department where the
deputy works.
On Thursday, Pierce County Sheriff's
Department spokesman Sgt. Ed Troyer
explained the story behind the viral
photo.
The deputy, who wishes to remain
"anonymous," found the homeless man
panhandling and struck up a conversation
with him, he explained on the
department's Facebook page. "Our deputy
asked him if he was hungry the man said
he was. So the deputy sat down with him
and shared his lunch with the man."
It's as simple as that.
According to Troyer, these type of
incidents happen "quite often" in the
department.""
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/washington-state-sheriffs-deputy-share-lunch-homeless-man/

Great thread, yellowrose....

Thank you. Thought it was a nice change

I took my 2 yr old great nephew to thw store today. Parker saw a cop and said oh wow and ran to give him a hug. The cop hugged him back and shook his hand. Very sweet