HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1984-07-31 Discussion ItemCI" eR MIAMI. R .00111CA
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m Howard Gary
City Manager
O"a"' Harbert Breslow
Chief of Police
The Police Department has
Most Outstanding Officer
Garcia is assigned to the
(D.U.I. Squad).
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Most Outstanding
Officer of the Month;
June 1984 _
selected Officer Martin Garcia as the
of the Month for June 1984. Officer
Selective Enforcement Motorcycle Squad
On June 1st, Officer Garcia was patrolling the area of S. W. 1st
Street and 27th Avenue. At that moment a man and his wife left
a restaurant located on the corner.. As they were walking on the
sidewalk towards their car, the man collapsed. Officer Garcia
rushed to the victim's aid and found he had stopped breathing and
had no pulse. He immediately requested Fire Rescue and in the
interim, began cardio pulmonary resuscitation. After learning
the hysterical wife was a registered nurse, Officer Garcia managed
to calm her and had her administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
while he applied the C.P.R.
Officer Garcia restored the victim's•heartbeat and had him breathing
on his own before Fire Rescue arrived on the scene. The man was
stabilized by the Rescue Squad and transported in good condition
to Coral Gabes Sospital.
Officer Garcia's demonstration of exceptional qualities in taking
control of an emerSency and applying what he had been taught not
only saved the mans life, but greatly enhanced the image of the
Miami Police Department.
Officer Garcia, 30, has been with the Miami Police Department
three ,ears. He started his career in Patrol and also worked in
the Accident Investigation Unit before being selected for the elite
D.U.I. Squad, He is one of the top officers in the squad and
recently completed a month during which he arrested 50 drunk driver"
Please advise this office of the date and time
presentation of the Certificate of Appreciation
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ac: Aline Novaro, Mayor's Office
Virginia Godoy, Officer of Publia
Steve Roth, Planning and Research
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