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San Pablo Police Officer Saves Baby’s Life

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The San Pablo Police Department reported that officer Oswald is being credited with saving a baby’s life last week.

The incident occurred on September 9 around 2:30 pm when Officer Oswald heard a medical call of a 1-week old infant not breathing near the West County Health facility. Officer Oswald was around the corner and arrived in seconds.

“He immediately found the infant’s mother who was understandably crying for help. Officer Oswald took the child and began performing infant CPR. Within seconds officers were able to dislodge the obstruction and the baby began crying. Medical units arrived and escorted the family to the hospital to make sure the baby was okay.” said San Pablo Police in a social media post.

In the statement released, they also said it’s calls like this which remind us why we do what we do. Great Job Officer Oswald!
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According to a San Pablo Police who highlighted Officer Oswald in 2019, they said prior to working for them, he was with Concord Police for 5 years as an explorer. He is also a member of the Amy Reserves.
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2 comments

PattyOfurniture September 21, 2023 - 10:39 am

Good on Officer Oswald! I could imagine nothing worse as a parent to have a life threatening situation like this unfold.

Street Sweeper September 21, 2023 - 7:40 pm

True hero!

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