Cop saves a 2-year-old girl’s life: Stories like hers must be told

Fridays are a vey special day on the show. Not just because it is the stat to the weekend but because we honor a special NJ police officer, known as #BlueFriday. I have pledged to honor a special NJ law officer who has gone above and beyond the call of duty.

I'm tired of all the bad press the police have been getting across the country so I've decided to change the narrative with #BlueFriday.

This week we are highlighting a special officer from Long Branch Police Department who saved the life of a 2-year-old child.

We saw this posting by an anonymous writer who wanted to thank Cpl. Heather Valdes for saving the life of their daughter. Here is what was posted on the Long Branch Police Facebook page:

A Must Read! Way to go Cpl. Valdes!!!!

I wanted to write in about Officer Heather Valdes and commend her actions on Saturday Aug 13th.

Our daughter fell in the pool without her life jacket, and when we took her out, she was unresponsive and limp. We tried to do cpr, but it wasn't helping so we jumped in the car to drive to the hospital. En route, we saw a police car and my husband jumped out of our car and begged her to stop. Officer Valdes saw him, quickly got out, asked what happened and took action. She gave her two good hits to the back and a ton of water came up and she started to cry, which was music to our ears! She had me and my daughter get into her cop car, and she drove us to the hospital. I didn't know what to do while in her car because my daughter looked sleepy. She told me to rub her sternum to keep her up. Once we got to the hospital, she stayed with us to get the entire story, and showed such sympathy and I truly appreciate all she did for us. She definitely saved our daughter that day!

Later that night, she called the Pediatric Intensive Care unit where we were for the night and made sure all was ok and to check in with how our daughter was doing. Also, the following morning, I got another call and it was her again saying she just woke up and we were on her mind. The level of concern and care she expressed is above and beyond anything I expected.

She truly exemplifies what a police officer should be and we couldn't be more appreciative. In a world full of police uncertainty recently due to the media, I wish we could tell our story to the world and restore some faith into how important police men and women are!

I hope you take this story to your police force, and commend her for going above and beyond for a family who needed her so badly that hot summer day! Please express our gratitude and thankfulness for her quick actions, and sympathetic nature! She is an angel in our eyes! Our family has remained complete because of her!

Love to her
Anonymous

‪#‎ACopMadeMyDay‬

Amazing stories like these are the ones that you won't see in the press that we want to make sure NJ residents are aware of.

Officers like Cpl. Heather Valdes in Long Branch are what #BlueFriday was created for. A young girl is still alive today because of Cpl. Valdes' quick actions.

Phenomenal job by Cpl. Heather Valdes of the Long Branch Police force!

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