Los Angeles Police Department Honors Officers for Bravery and Heroism
Showcasing raw body-cam footage of its officers successfully saving the lives of numerous victims—including the narrow save by police of a crashed pilot seconds before an oncoming train destroyed the ruins of his plane—the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) honored officers at its annual “Above and Beyond Awards” ceremony Oct. 20.
“There’s no harder job in America today than being a police officer,” LAPD Chief Michel Moore said opening the event. “It’s a tireless and thankless job.”
Authorities gathered to honor 14 Los Angeles Police Department officers, one of them posthumously, for acts of heroism and sacrifice at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 20, 2022. (Carol Cassis/The Epoch Times)
One such scene shown during the luncheon was that of Mission Area Officers Nicole Minarik and Miguel Alarcon after stopping a gang member driving a stolen car in the Mission area in July of 2018. During the encounter, the suspect produced a handgun and fired at Minarik, striking her in the leg….