The SUNY Police Chiefs Association awarded three Oswego State University Police officers for saving the lives of two people on separate occasions.

During the SUNY Police Chiefs Association fall conference and statewide award ceremony at Saratoga, New York, Nov. 13 to Nov. 16, officers Thomas Marrone, Kelly Thompson and Thomas Woodruff were awarded the Life Saving Award, an honor given to a member in the department who has saved someone’s life.

“I am very proud of each officer [and]  how they relied on their training, exercising good judgement in a very stressful situation,” said University Police Chief John Rossi.

Marrone was chosen as one of the recipients of the Life Saving Award for his actions on May 27, when he saved the life of a man who planned to jump off the bridge on Bridge Street in an attempt of suicide. Marrone pulled the man over the railing of the bridge and brought him into custody for a mental health evaluation, according to Rossi. 

Thompson and Woodruff were granted the Life Saving Award for their response on Nov. 8, 2016, to a man who had stopped breathing and whose heart had stopped beating. The officers administered CPR  and used an automated external defibrillator. The man was transported to the hospital and lived, according to Rossi.

“This is an example of professionalism this department is known for and reflects very well on all of our officers who would have taken the same actions,” Rossi said.

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