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Seneca Falls police honor officers for lifesaving actions and combat valor
Summary
The Seneca Falls Police Department presented lifesaving, service and valor awards for separate incidents including an Aug. 21, 2025 CPR rescue and an April 1, 2025 active shooter response in Waterloo in which a sergeant returned fire. The department highlighted training and interagency cooperation.
An unnamed Seneca Falls Police Department official presented a series of awards recognizing officers who intervened in life-threatening situations and advanced departmental training. On Aug. 21, 2025, Sergeant Kidd and Officer Darling responded to an anonymous 911 call for an unresponsive woman and "immediately began life saving measures, initiating CPR and utilizing an AD while awaiting the arrival of EMS," the presenter said; medical authorities later confirmed the woman survived. "It is for those efforts that we proudly present sergeant Kidd and officer Darling with the life saving award," the speaker said.
The department also recognized Officer Rumpfel with the 2025 Excellence in Police Service award for his work as a school resource officer, undercover felony assignments and as a certified taser instructor. The meeting singled out Officer Dustin Hathaway and Sergeant Bergdorf for actions during an April 1, 2025 active-shooter incident in Waterloo: Hathaway received an accommodation award for answering a mutual-aid call outside his primary jurisdiction, and Sergeant Bergdorf received the department's combat valor award after he "returned fire confronting the threat head on," the presenter said, crediting his training as a firearms and less-lethal instructor. The department said the awards reflect teamwork, courage and the role of training in protecting the public.
The board invited the room to join in recognizing the officers; no formal action beyond the presentations was recorded.
