Leetonia Police Officers Morgan Carpenter and Rich Newton received a scary call about a one year old who was choking and turning blue back in March.

Aware that they needed to act quickly they immediately sprung into action, arriving to the home in just one minute.

"I first took control with giving back blows trying to dislodge the food that was in his throat, ended up switching off to my partner here and he continued to do the same thing and finally was able to get the food out," Morgan Carpenter, Leetonia police officer said.

As a result, the infant lived and both officers were honored with the "Life Saving," award.

Officers Eric Ritz and William Webb were also given the same award after assisting an elderly couple whose car was stuck on train tracks.

The couple couldn't move the vehicle or their bodies.

The officers were able to communicate with dispatch to stop train activity, locate and pull the couple from their car, potentially preventing a tragedy.

"We we're able to get them to safety as well as get the vehicle off the tracks shortly after, just had to act quickly," Ritz said. "We were able to get the vehicle off the tracks shortly after, prior to a train coming. We just had to act quickly," he said.

Finally, Officer John Hancock received the police level purple heart award after he was assaulted with a steel rod back in October 2024.

"Ran across the subject and he started beating me with a metal rod," Hancock said. "I asked him a question, said I have something to ask you and he just started swinging," he said.

He's been recovering ever since and only just returned to the force two weeks ago.

"I had staples in my head where he hit me with the metal rod, busted my ankle, had surgeries on it," Hancock said. 

These officers tell 21 News they feel proud, appreciated and they do it all for their community.