NEWS RELEASE
May 8, 2024
SUBJECT: Officer McDearmid Receives Officer Commendation
CONTACT: Angels Camp Police Department, Tel. 1-209-736-2567 / [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Angels Camp Police Department Officer McDearmid received an Officer Commendation last night at the Angels Camp City Council meeting for her actions on a call for service involving a suicidal person.
In January of this year, Angels Camp Police Department Officer McDearmid was among officers that were dispatched to a report of a suicidal person with a gun. The person said that he was going to shoot his neighbors if officers didn’t shoot him first. Officer McDearmid’s ability to effectively communicate with empathy ultimately helped to peacefully deescalate the situation and nobody was harmed.
The person involved in the situation reached out to the Angels Camp Police Department last week to express his heartfelt thank you. He shared that he owes Officer McDearmid his life and that he is “forever indebted and thankful” for her actions that day.
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If you or someone you know are experiencing suicidal thoughts, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Tell someone that can help right away. Call 911 for help with a life-threatening emergency. Calaveras County Behavioral Health offers services that can help. Suicide Prevention (calaverasgov.us)
Call 911 for help with a life-threatening emergency
Calaveras County Crisis Hotline: 1-209-754-3239 or 1-800-499-3030
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio: 1-888-628-9454
Text: ANSWER to 839863 Texts are answered 24/7, by a trained crisis volunteer
