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 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 4842 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: MAY 2016 After he was struck by a suspected drunk driver, a North Texas man lost his leg on the spot. That’s the bad news. The good news is that he didn’t lose his life, thanks to some fast-acting cops equipped with department- issued tourniquets. Jason Bell was pouring gas into his broken-down vehicle when investigators say a suspected drunk driver plowed into him. “I just didn’t want to die. I didn’t want to let my son down,” Bell told reporters with a local CBS affiliate. Witnesses called it in and two cops showed up quick. Except to Bell they didn’t look like cops at all. “I told him he was like a human-form of an angel,” said Bell. Officers Andrew Rhoden and Isai Chapa with the Cedar Hill Police Department are not in fact angels. They’re just lifesav- ers. “For us, the only thing that mattered was helping him out. Blood can be washed off. But once somebody is gone, they’re gone,” said Officer Isai Chapa. One of cops grabbed Bell to keep him steady. The other applied the tourniquet. Like almost everyone in law enforcement that dis- plays heroism, the officers don’t consider themselves heroes. “He and I don’t think we did anything special. Every- body else in the department would have done the same thing,” said former Officer Andrew Rhoden, who just left the force to take a job outside of law enforcement shortly after the save. Ball’s alive but he’s got a tough road ahead adjusting to life on one leg. “It’s like you can go from normal one day and the next you are struggling to take a bath. You’re struggling to just move,” said Bell. But the guy’s always smil- ing. How can that be? Bell says it’s down to the cops that saved him – that’s Equipping officers with life Equipping officers with life saving tools will save lives saving tools will save lives Officers Andrew Rhoden, left, and Isai Chapa are with the Cedar Hill Police Dept. in Texas. The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. – Mark Twain why he can still maintain a positive attitude. “There’s still good people out there on this earth,” said Bell. Increasingly, we find our- selves here at APB writing about cops saving victims using tourniquets. They’re relatively cheap and easy to use. It seems like every law enforcement agency would be wise to equip its people with more tools like tourni- quets to save more lives. The Supreme Court re- jected the challenge to the marijuana legalization laws adopted in Colorado and elsewhere that permit adults to buy, sell or use one ounce of the drug. It wasn’t close either. In a 6-2 vote, the justices rejected the lawsuit brought by state attorneys in Nebras- ka and Oklahoma. Those officials alleged that illegal marijuana was flooding into their states as a result of Colorado law. “The state of Colorado authorizes, oversees, pro- tects and profits from a sprawling $100-million- per-month marijuana growing, processing and retailing organization that exported thousands of pounds of marijuana to some 36 states in 2014,” the brief noted. “If this entity were based south of our border, the federal govern- ment would prosecute it as a drug cartel.” Cartelorado? P.R.I.D.E. Protection | Respect | Integrity | Dedication | Excellence Heroes Wanted. Apply Now. PRIDE “PRIDE starts with the badge” Learn how you can earn yours at: Phoenix.gov/police Now accepting applications for both recruits and lateral transfers!