Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 4026 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: MARCH 2016 Officer makes sure kid’s OK and they’ll never forget him G lendale, Cali- fornia Police Officer James Colvin was on patrol recently when he got a call about an injured child. When Colvin rolled up to the scene he saw an unre- sponsive two-year-old boy on the concrete driveway. The child had fallen 22 feet out of a bedroom window and was taking short er- ratic breaths. Colvin’s a cer- tified EMT and he immediately recognized signs of brain swelling and went to work stabilizing the boy until the paramedics arrived. “I didn’t think. I just did what I was trained to do,” Colvin told reporters with The Los Angeles Times. He followed the ambu- lance to Los Angeles Coun- ty USC Medical Center and stood by the kid’s bed as doctors and nurses put a de- vice in his skull to measure brain pressure and worked to control the violent sei- zures related to the fall. The parents were a wreck. Their child had sustained no less than four skull frac- tures. The boy’s mother, Jen- nifer Cha, was sure her son would die, or be severely disabled if he did survive. But little Clayton is as tough as they come. After many surgeries and 54 nights in the hospital he was allowed to go home. Since then, he’s under- gone physical and occupa- tional therapy. His vision remains af- fected, and the left side of his body is weak, but doc- tors are hopeful that he will make a full recovery, his mother said. “He survived the unimag- inable,” Jennifer Cha said. Clayton stayed on Officer Colvin’s mind. As the boy recovered, he stayed in touch and would call the parents for updates about how Clay- ton was making out. T h a t ’ s t h e kind of thing that tends to make an impression on people. So r e c e n t- ly, Clayton and his folks popped into the Glendale Police Department to say hello to the caring cop. “Hi, buddy, how are you?” Colvin asked, greet- ing Clayton with a high five. Clayton had made a drawing for Colvin who he has started to call his superhero. It touched me that he really cared about how my son was doing, to take time out of his busy schedule to call and get updates “It touched me that he really cared about how my son was doing and took time out of his busy sched- ule to call and get updates,” Mom Jennifer Cha said. “It was important for me per- sonally to come and thank everybody involved in the rescue.” This was the first time in his career that someone came by work to thank Col- vin and that was a big deal too. “It’s awesome, that’s why you do this job,” Officer Colvin said. “Everything goes to that kid — he’s the superhero.” Officer James Colvin holds Clayton, the boy whose life he helped save. At right is Jennifer, Clayton’s mom, with his sister.