RVIPF officers honoured for saving mentally ill youth from drowning
The RVIPF in a press release today, October 6, 2021, said while officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force are recognised at an annual ceremony for displaying leadership and exemplary skills above and beyond their general duties, Commissioner Mark Collins made an exception for these three.
Commendations
Receiving the Commissioner’s Commendation for Meritorious Conduct were Acting Chief Inspector Amarro Potter, Acting Sergeant Jerome Padmore and Constable Jeremy Tuckett.
Potter also received commendations for his exceptional leadership, while Padmore and Tuckett received commendations for exceptional skills and bravery.
Commissioner Collins noted that the totality of their actions resulted in the preservation of a man’s life.
Apparent suicide prevented
On September 19, 2021, Acting Chief Inspector Potter and two officers from his shift, Constable Tuckett and Acting Sergeant Padmore responded to a report that a mentally ill male had jumped in the water off the Road Town Jetty in an apparent suicide attempt.
According to the RVIPF, all three boarded a police vessel and arrived approximately 100 feet from the Road Town Jetty to find a male floating face down in the water. Two officers entered the water, pulled the patient from the water and resuscitated him.
The young man was then transported to Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital for further treatment.
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Congratulations
Thank you officers for your acts of heroism.