Officials are crediting a Lake County sheriff’s 911 dispatcher with playing a significant role in saving the life of a man who was threatening suicide by train in Greek Oaks over the weekend. Lake County Sheriff’s 911 Telecommunicator Christy O’Dette received a 911 call around 11:25 a.m. Sunday from a man who was attempting suicide […]
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911 dispatcher, two sheriff’s deputies honored for aiding veterans in separate incidents in Lake County
A 911 dispatcher and two sheriff’s deputies have received high honors from the federal government for helping aid veterans in mental crises during two separate incidents in Lake County. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Telecommunicator Monika Reum, Deputy Francis Foy and Deputy Christopher Orlando received recognition from the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center […]
Couple meets 911 dispatcher who helped coach husband to perform CPR on his unresponsive wife in McHenry
A couple on Sunday met the 911 dispatcher who helped instruct a husband to perform CPR on his unresponsive wife in McHenry, saving her life. William and Lidia Golden came to the McHenry Police Department on Sunday to drop off donuts for the officers and dispatchers. The McHenry Police Department said that upon speaking with […]