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Western Mass Cop Welcomed Home 175 Days After Post ‘Battle Of The Badges’ Heart Attack Western Mass Cop Welcomed Home 175 Days After Post ‘Battle Of The Badges’ Heart Attack
Western Mass Cop Welcomed Home 175 Days After Post ‘Battle Of The Badges’ Heart Attack A Hampden County police officer who nearly died while being rushed to the hospital in the spring returned home to a hero's welcome over the weekend.  Chicopee Officer Mark Wilkes called 911 on March 13 after complaining he wasn't feeling well. He'd competed in the annual Battle of the Badges between the Chicopee police and fire departments earlier that day but didn't feel right after returning home.  Wilkes suffered a "serious medical event" in the ambulance, and paramedics had to perform CPR as they rushed him to the hospital, where Wilkes would remain for "175 long days." Officials later…

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Officer In ICU: Donation Fund Created For Chicopee Cop Who Suffered 'Serious Medical Event' Officer In ICU: Donation Fund Created For Chicopee Cop Who Suffered 'Serious Medical Event'
Officer In ICU: Donation Fund Created For Chicopee Cop Who Suffered 'Serious Medical Event' Officials in Western Massachusetts have created a donation fund for a police officer who was hospitalized on Sunday, March 13, after he collapsed following an annual charity hockey game in Hampden County.  Chicopee Police Officer Mark Wilkes played in the Battle of the Badges against the Chicopee Fire Department, but he didn't get much time to celebrate his department's victory. A few hours after the game, Wilkes suffered a "serious medical event" and needed CPR to save his life from the same firefighters he'd competed against earlier that day. He was still in intensive care days later, off…

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by Josh Lanier