Vienna Officer Honored For Helping Injured Person

VIENNA, VA—The Vienna Police Department announced one of its officers was honored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce for life-saving actions on an injured person. Officer Pat Shaw was awarded with a Certificate of Valor at the 41st Annual Valor Awards Ceremony on March 22.

The award is related to Shaw's quick actions to help a severely injured person who was reported missing. The person was found in a Town of Vienna park suffering from severe bleeding from the head. The police department says Shaw provided "life-saving measures to stabilize the patient until an ambulance arrived on the scene."

The injured person was taken to the hospital and fully recovered.

The chamber's Valor Awards Ceremony recognizes members of the Fairfax County Police Department, Fairfax County Sheriff's Department, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Herndon Police Department and the Town of Vienna Police Department.