Officers Francisco Luna, Josue Cruz and Luis Delgado helped saved the life of a three-month-old child who was unresponsive and not breathing. When officers arrived, they were led upstairs to where the baby’s mother was performing CPR.
When officers arrived, they quickly took over life-saving measures, performing CPR and providing oxygen. After about five minutes, the infant spit up, regained consciousness and began to breathe on his own.
“These officers did an amazing job. Officers are trained in so many different areas and life-saving techniques are one of them. When an infant is in distress that can be one of the most difficult calls officers ever respond to, but to know that the baby is on the road to recovery and these officers helped prevent a tragedy, I am just so proud of them,” said Springfield Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood.
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno states, “God Bless! First of all, I am very happy that mom and baby are doing well, it was good to see them and see how healthy both were doing. Such a beautiful child and loving mother who have been through so much, I am so relieved that our brave and dedicated officers were able to respond in time and utilize their training to save the life of this precious child. Simply tremendous life-saving work by Officers Luna, Cruz, and Delgado – they were so calm, cool and collected. Sometimes people forget that our police officers are not only brave, compassionate, but also, sentinels of peace making for a better and healthier community. God Bless and good health to both mom and child and Godspeed to these three Officers and all of our SPD.”
