Officers Brad Anderson, Caleb Lammers, and Trevor Robbins have been awarded the Sidney Police Department Life Saving Awards for their heroic efforts on March 13, 2024, when the officers responded to a stabbing incident. Upon arrival, a severely injured person was at the entrance to the apartment complex. Officer Lammers immediately started rendering aid to the injured person where he discovered multiple serious wounds and applied a tourniquet to an injured arm to stop
possible arterial bleeding.
Officers Anderson and Robbins searched the apartment complex seeking additional victims/suspects before returning to the critically injured person. Without hesitation, Officer Anderson applied a tourniquet, typically carried for self-use, and stopped the severe bleeding in the victim's leg. During this time, Officer Robbins began searching the victim for additional wounds requiring immediate medical attention. At this point, two Sidney Fire and Emergency Services Department medics arrived and worked in conjunction with Officer Robbins to place numerous chest seals on the person’s torso.
The officers jumped into action despite the uncertainty of knowing if the blood carried diseases and continued to work the crime scene without asking for relief. It's solely because of the quick-thinking actions and compassion of these officers that the injured person survived their wounds and is alive today. Congratulations to Officers Anderson, Lammers, and Robbins for receiving the American Police Hall of Fame, and the Sidney Police Department Life Saving Awards.