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Fairfield County Man Saved By Cop After Stabbing, Police Say Fairfield County Man Saved By Cop After Stabbing, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Saved By Cop After Stabbing, Police Say A Fairfield County man was saved by a quick-thinking police officer after he was stabbed on a city sidewalk. The incident took place in Stamford around 9 a.m., Saturday, April 16, in the area of 579 Pacific St. Stamford Officer Nicholas Kuhn was on routine patrol when he was alerted to a man lying on the sidewalk by a passerby in the area. Kuhn immediately ran to the man who he found had been the victim of a stabbing, said Capt. Richard Conklin, of the Stamford Police Department. The 36-year-old man was bleeding heavily from a stab wound in the upper chest/neck area, he added. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Two New Canaan Police Officers Save Life Of One Of Their Own Two New Canaan Police Officers Save Life Of One Of Their Own
Two New Canaan Police Officers Save Life Of One Of Their Own Police are used to saving lives every day whether it be at a crash scene or a giving someone suffering from a drug overdose Narcan. On Saturday, May 19, just before 7 a.m. a pair of New Canaan police officers saved one of their own when Officer Jeffrey Pollock suffered a medical emergency while taking the department’s physical fitness test, said New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski. According to Krolikowski, Officer Rex Sprosta who was administering the department's physical fitness test and Officer Tom Callinan who was working the patrol shift rendered life-saving care to Pollock after…

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by Kathy Reakes