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Sheriff recognizes deputies and dispatch for locating missing elder and lifesaving CPR response
Summary
The sheriff's office recognized a sergeant, deputy, and lead dispatch specialist for locating a missing 79-year-old person with dementia and returned them to family; a deputy was also honored for providing CPR to an ATV accident victim that helped save the person's life.
Sheriff Klaus and county officials used a portion of the board meeting to recognize county law enforcement personnel for two separate incidents in June. Staff presented awards and asked the board to join them for photographs.
In one incident, sheriff's staff and dispatch used license-plate reader (LPR) technology and interagency coordination with Farmington and Bloomfield police departments to locate and return a missing 79-year-old person with dementia to their family. Sergeants and deputies involved — and the lead dispatch communications specialist who located the vehicle — were publicly acknowledged for their work.
In a second recognition, Chief Deputy Jeff Sharp introduced Deputy Schaeffer and recounted an ATV accident involving a 20-year-old. Deputy Schaeffer performed CPR on scene, rode with EMS to the hospital and helped regain a pulse; the sheriff's office awarded him a medical-aid award at the meeting.
Board members praised the use of technology and interagency cooperation and thanked the individuals for saving lives and providing timely assistance.
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