17 Heart-Pounding Stories From People Who Narrowly Avoided Death

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“I was dispatched to a CPR in progress. I arrived on scene and noticed the patient was not in cardiac distress. They were, however, under the influence of heroin. After a few minutes of the ‘patient’ yelling and terrible attitude towards medics, I walked away.”

“I was getting ready to leave the area when I observed a car I hadn’t seen before. I ran the plates and learned it was stolen. A neighbor told us that the occupant of the car was the same subject of the medical call.

I recontacted the subject about a block and a half away, yet they wanted nothing to do with me. After 15 or so seconds of me telling them to wait and explaining that they were legally being ordered to stop, I told them to put their bags down. That’s when they started reaching into their duffel bag (after being advised not to). The fight was on at that point, and for the next minute or so, I held onto their right hand (while it was still in the duffel bag) while wrestling them to the ground and eventually arresting them.

After the arrest, a loaded 357 short-barreled revolver was found in the duffel bag.

My cover that shift was an officer who was afraid of conflict and actually drove the OPPOSITE direction after hearing the tones that I was contacting the subject. I made it out alive with a few scrapes, and I am glad I trusted my gut and relied on my training.”

—u/Nowherefarmer