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Vidor commends two officers for saving woman’s life

Photo: Guiseppe Barranco

 By Alyssa Faykus

Two Vidor police officers who worked to save the life of a critically injured patient in March were honored Wednesday with the department's Life Saving Award.

Officers Manny Castillo and Dillon LaPoint were first on scene March 22 after a woman suffering a mental health crisis shot herself in the chest, the department reported.

The two officers used quick-clot bandaging to control bleeding and stopped a clot that was causing her lung to collapse, allowing the victim to be transported from the scene in less than three minutes once an ambulance arrived.

Having come in early before their scheduled shift times, neither officer was officially on-duty when they responded to the call.

"I feel grateful and I feel appreciated," Castillo said during a ceremony at City Hall. "It feels good to do something positive when there's a lot of bad things going on."

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Cops & Kids - June 28 @ Claiborne Park

Cops & Kids - June 28 @ Claiborne Park

COPS & KIDS is scheduled for THIS FRIDAY June 28th 10:00a.m.- 2:00p.m. @ Claiborne Park in Orange. Everything is free! There will be lots of fun activities for children, including, bouncy houses, horse rides, snow cones, cotton candy, popcorn and lots of other wonderful things! We can't wait to see you all there! Please Share & Spread the Word!  

Summer Safety At Vidor City Pool

Red Cross swim lessons are offered every two weeks, four days a week at the Vidor City Pool. The cost is $50 dollars per swimmer. The pool open swim hours are 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.

 Call 409-769-9020 for more information.

Vidor Rotary Serves Meals & Books

Vidor Rotary Club's green bus is taking meals and books to 12 Oaks, Waterfall Apts., Honeysuckle Court, and Pirates Cove Monday-Thursday each week in June.

This week (beginning June 17) they will visit the park beside the Vidor Public Library at about 11:45 with free books and a hot meal. 

Anyone from birth to age 18 can come eat and get books.

See you there!