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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

O'Fallon Says Goodbye to a Local K-9 Hero

Retired O'Fallon Police K9 Rex passed away last week.

O'Fallon lost one of its loyal furry heroes last week.  K-9 Rex was a nationally recongized police dog with the O'Fallon Police Department for eight years, until his retirement in 2009. He lived out his remaining years with his partner O'Fallon Officer Keith Lewis.  From the O'Fallon Police Department Facebook: "We regret to announce that retired K-9 Rex passed away last week. K-9 Rex served his handler Officer Keith Lewis and this department well for the better part of eight years until his retirement in 2009. Rex was a decorated and valuable member of this department, and in the last few years a special part of Officer Lewis’ family." O'Fallon Police Officer Tom Thompson is also a K-9 handler who worked alongside Rex and Lewis.  "PO …

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10:01 am on Friday, November 16, 2012

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Local Hero: O'Fallon Police Officer Saves Infant

Officer Holly Milatovic performed CPR on a 12-week old baby to save his life in July.

An O'Fallon Police Officer was honored last week for quick thinking and action that saved a local baby earlier this summer. Officer Holly Milatovic received a Letter of Commendation Award from Police Chief Roy Joachimstaler at last Thursday's City Council meeting. Joachimstaler said on July 16 at 10 a.m., Milatovic responded to a call from a mother reporting her 12-week-old son had stopped breathing. Milatovic arrived at the home within three minutes and observed the mother kneeling over the infant, who was lying lifeless on his back. "His mother was overcome with emotion and pleaded with Holly to help her son," Joachimstaler said. "Holly, recognizing the severity of the situation, kept her cool and later told me, relied on her training, …

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