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City honors officers for lifesaving responses; detective credited in officer shooting incident
Summary
Muscatine honored officers Samantha Wheeler and Darren Ritchie for performing CPR and using an AED to revive an unresponsive person, and presented a life-saving award to Detective Matt Jackson for returning fire during a May 29, 2024 pursuit that officers said saved the life of Officer Adam Bell.
The Muscatine City Council recognized Muscatine Police Department members at its July 17 meeting for two separate life-saving incidents. The council presented life-saving awards to Officer Samantha (Sam) Wheeler and Officer Darren Ritchie for CPR and AED use on May 11, 2025, and presented an award to Cedar County Detective Matt Jackson and Officer Adam Bell for actions during a May 29, 2024 pursuit.
According to the presentation, on May 11, 2025, Officer Wheeler and Officer Ritchie responded to a…
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