TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Tampa Police Department will honor several officers on Monday for their life-saving efforts in recent months.
During the Tampa Police Quarterly Awards Ceremony, officers will receive a Life-Saving Award for two separate incidents.
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According to Tampa police, the Life-Saving Award is a prestigious honor awarded to any employee who, in the line of duty, performs a heroic act that directly prevents the imminent loss of life.
The Tampa Police Department said in January, a 26-year-old man was working on his car when he got pinned underneath it. Officers responded to the scene and worked to remove the car from the victim, lifting the sedan from the man’s body…