- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/marilyn-thompson/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:54:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Five 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock police officers honored for saving man鈥檚 life /news-archive/2018/02/08/police-officers-ua-little-rock/ Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:54:10 +0000 /news/?p=69311 ... Five 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock police officers honored for saving man鈥檚 life]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock honored five police officers during a Feb. 2 ceremony for their part in saving the life of a man found unresponsive in his vehicle.聽 鈥淚 am proud to say I belong to the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Police Department,鈥 Police Chief Regina Wade-Carter said. 鈥淲e have a great group of police officers.鈥 On Jan. 2, Cpl. Gary McGee and Officer John Claunch responded to a call that a man was found slumped over in his vehicle in East Hall Loop, just off Fair Park Boulevard. 鈥淭he man was unresponsive, and the vehicle was still in drive,鈥 Claunch said. 鈥淲e put the car in park, got the man out, and immediately started CPR until MEMS (Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services) arrived approximately 20 minutes later. I saw the man turn three different colors over the course of CPR. To hear that he survived was great.鈥 While Claunch was happy to do his role in saving the man鈥檚 life, he called his partner, McGee, the 鈥渞eal hero of the day鈥 for performing CPR on the man for at least 15 minutes until Det. Tonya Carter took over. 鈥淚 just wanted him to breathe,鈥 McGee said. 鈥淓ven though there was no pulse, I never looked at him as being dead. I needed to help him come back to the living.鈥 McGee, who had been taken back to the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Public Safety to rest after performing CPR, did not learn of the victim鈥檚 fate until he received a phone call from Assistant Chief John Smith. 鈥淚 watched the young man come back to life. I heard one of the MEMS people say that, 鈥榃hoever worked on him, that is why this young man is still alive,'” Smith said. “I called McGee and said, 鈥楬e is not dead. You saved his life. I am so proud of you.'” McGee recalls crying after receiving the happy news. 鈥淚 was very happy,鈥 McGee said. 鈥淚 thanked God. I am glad that the man was okay, and I am grateful for my shift and the other people I work with. I鈥檝e got a good team.鈥 In addition to McGee and Claunch, Det. Tonya Carter, Sgt. Marilyn Thompson, and Officer Deshalay Hubbard also received commendations for helping save the man鈥檚 life. Thompson took command of the scene while Carter took over CPR for McGee, and Hubbard used a defibrillator on the man. 鈥淢ost people probably would have given up, but today we recognize the men and women who go beyond the call of duty, who put themselves at risk to save another鈥檚 life,鈥 Smith said. 鈥淲e honor you because you give us hope.鈥 In the upper right photo,聽糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock police officers receive a commendation during a Feb. 2 ceremony for their heroic efforts to save a man鈥檚 life during a Jan. 2 call. Back row (L to R) include Lt. Jerome Bailey, Officer John Claunch, Cpl. Gary McGee, Lt. Aaron Birmingham, Chief Regina Wade-Carter, and Assistant Chief Johnny Smith. Front row (L to R) include Det. Tonya Carter, Sgt. Marilyn Thompson, and Officer Deshalay Hubbard. Photo by Marisa Perry.]]> University District honors Marilyn Thompson as police officer of the year /news-archive/2016/10/18/marilyn-thompson/ Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:25:42 +0000 /news/?p=65492 ... University District honors Marilyn Thompson as police officer of the year]]> 糖心Vlog传媒LR Police Department as its 糖心Vlog传媒LR Police Officer of the Year. Sgt. Marilyn Thompson received the award for her dedicated community-oriented policing on and around the campus. 鈥淏eing a police officer is a rewarding job, and it is something that I love because I am a people person. I have not met a stranger at all. I can talk to you for five minutes and it鈥檚 like I鈥檝e known you all my life,鈥 Thompson said. Thompson graduated from 糖心Vlog传媒LR in 1989 with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in criminal justice and a minor in psychology. She graduated from the Little Rock Police Academy in 1990. She began her career as a patrol officer with the Little Rock Police Department. In 1994, Thompson joined the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Police Department. Thompson has led community workshops on women in law enforcement and active shooter training. She has also been honored for her participation in the Drug Enforcement Agency鈥檚 National Prescription Drug Take Back program. The award ceremony was part of the district鈥檚 National Night Out celebration on Oct. 4, which honored the emergency responders who serve the neighborhoods that surround 糖心Vlog传媒LR.聽 National Night Out is a community-building initiative that promotes safety through neighborhood camaraderie and police-community partnerships. The 聽National Association of Town Watch, a nonprofit crime prevention organization, started the campaign. 聽
The firefighters of Little Rock Fire Station No. 3, who were honored as the University District Firefighters of the Year. Photos by Larry Rhodes.

The firefighters of Little Rock Fire Station No. 3, who were honored as the University District Firefighters of the Year. Photos by Larry Rhodes.

In addition to Thompson, University District officials honored:
  • Little Rock Police Department Officer Shawn Bakr, who was named the University District Police Officer of the Year for his actions in stopping an armed robbery in January. Bakr was shot in the shoulder while responding to three individuals who tried to rob Red Lobster.
  • Little Rock Police Department Officers Jarred Gitz, Christopher Henderson, and Irving Jackman III, who were honored for saving the life of a University District resident. On April 17, 2016, the officers gave life-saving first aid to a resident while responding to a call on West 23rd Street.
  • The firefighters of Little Rock Fire Station No. 3, who were honored as the University District Firefighters of the Year.
  • Paramedic Cody Hughes and Emergency Medical Technician Brad Barnett, who received the MEMS (Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services) Award and were named University District Paramedics of the Year for saving the life of a University District resident in cardiac arrest.
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