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Watsonville police corporal nominated for national award

Watsonville police corporal nominated for national award
ERIN.. WE'RE LIVE HERE ON MAIN STREET WHERE THOSE GOOD SAMARITANS CAME TO THE AID OF POLICE.. THOSE MEN BEING CALLED HEROES.. AND POLICE WANT TO GIVE THEM A HEROES THANK YOU.. (NAT POP OFFICER YELLING) A CRY FOR HELP FROM WATSONVILLE POLICE AFTER A CYCLIST IS PINNED UNDER A CAR.. OFFICERS WERE TRYING TO LIFT THE VEHICLE WHEN SEVERAL GOOD SAMARITANS RAN TO THEIR AID.. THIS IS THE RESCUE AS SEEN THROUGH POLICE BODY CAMS.. ONE OF THOSE TO HELP WAS MARVIN GARCIA.. (MARVIN 14:11 PERSONALLY I GUESS THAT'S JUST WHO I AM BUT EVEN THEN YOU KNOW SOMEONE'S UNDER THERE SOMEONE NEEDS HELP :19 WHY NOT :20 HONESTLY WHY NOT :21) WITH THE HELP OF THE GOOD SAMARITANS POLICE WERE ABLE TO LIFT THE CAR AND PULL THE 65 YEAR OLD MAN FROM UNDER THE CAR.. HE'S LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION.. GARCIA WAS ON HIS LUNCH BREAK WHEN HE SPRUNG INTO ACTION.. (12:03 I CAME BACK I TOLD MY COWORKERS HEY LIKE ONE OF THE CRAZIEST LUNCHES I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE YOU KNOW :09 AND THEY SAID WHY AND I JUST EXPLAINED TO THEM LIKE THE INCIDENT WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY KIND OF DIDN'T BELIEVE IT :18) T-2 POLICE SAY THE CAR WAS REPORTED STOLEN AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO PULL OVER THE DRIVER HE JUMPED OUT AND FLED BUT LEFT THE CAR IN DRIVE.. THAT'S WHEN IT STRUCK THE CYCLIST.. WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE GOOD SAMARITANS THINGS COULD'VE TURNED OUT MUCH DIFFERENTLY.. (MICHELLE :15 THEY'RE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THIS MAN IS ALIVE TODAY. IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM, THIS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A COMPLETE TRAGEDY. SO WE'RE EXTREMELY THANKFUL FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO WITHOUT HESITATION, RAN IN, HELPED OUR OFFICERS. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, TODAY, THIS MAN IS ALIVE :31) T-3 FOR THAT REASON POLICE HOPING TO SPEAK TO ALL THOSE WHO HELPED THEM, NOT JUST TO THANK THEM BUT TO POSSIBLY HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THEIR HEROIC ACTS.. (TIMOTHY 11:39 I THINK SO I REALLY DO GIVE THEM THE KEY TO THE CITY :44) (PATTY 5:53 I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT I ALMOST STARTED TO CRY WHEN I SAW THAT ON THE NEWS :59 YEAH IT MADE ME REALLY GOOD TO SEE THAT :02) AS FOR THE SUSPECT WHO ALLEGEDLY STOLE THE CAR HE WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH A SLEW OF CRIMES.. BUT AGAIN IF YOU WERE ONE OF THOSE GOOD SAMARITANS WHO HELPED POLICE OR KNOW WHO THEY ARE.. POLICE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH YOU
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Watsonville police corporal nominated for national award
A Watsonville police corporal has been nominated for a national award, the department said on Thursday.Previous coverage in video player above.Corporal Isaak Rodriguez is one of 20 nominees for the 2023 RISE Awards. The awards honor law enforcement officers who saved a life or showed exemplary performance in a high-stress situation.On Dec. 15, 2022, Rodriguez and a group of good Samaritans helped rescue a bicyclist who was hit by a stolen car and then became trapped underneath. Rodriguez and the good Samaritans lifted the car to free the 65-year-old man. | Video | Body camera video shows the rescue unfold. WARNING: Some viewers may find the video disturbing.Public voting, which goes through Feb. 6, will determine the top 10 finalists. You can vote for Rodriguez here.

A Watsonville police corporal has been nominated for a national award, the department said on Thursday.

Previous coverage in video player above.

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Corporal Isaak Rodriguez is one of 20 nominees for the 2023 RISE Awards. The awards honor law enforcement officers who saved a life or showed exemplary performance in a high-stress situation.

On Dec. 15, 2022, Rodriguez and a group of good Samaritans helped rescue a bicyclist who was hit by a stolen car and then became trapped underneath. Rodriguez and the good Samaritans lifted the car to free the 65-year-old man.

| Video | Body camera video shows the rescue unfold. WARNING: Some viewers may find the video disturbing.

Public voting, which goes through Feb. 6, will determine the top 10 finalists. You can vote for Rodriguez here.