Emergency Responders to Be Honored for Life-Saving Actions

Eight first responders will be recognized at Monday's Council meeting for their heroic actions in saving the life of a woman who stopped breathing at Mediterra restaurant last month. 

Honored will be Princeton Police Sgt. Joann Malta, Cpl. Marla Montague, Off. Stephen Lattin, Off. Michael Schubert and Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad members Jay Padulchick, Henry Pannell, David Feiner and Roy Xiao. 

The proclamation to be presented Monday night reads as follows: 

WHEREAS, On April 5, 2013 at 6:52 p.m. a victim fell unresponsive in a local Princeton Restaurant; and 

WHEREAS Officers Mala, Montague, Lattin and Schubert, and PFARS members Padulchick, Pannell, Feiner and Xiao responded to the victim's aid recognizing the signs of cardiac arrest and that the victim was not breathing and did not have a pulse; and 

WHEREAS, The officers immediately began CPR and applied a police department Automatic Electronic Defibrillator to the victim; and 

WHEREAS, The victim regained a pulse and was breathing prior to leaving the scene and is now recovering. 

Now, Therefore, I, Liz Lempert, Mayor of Princeton, County of Mercer, State of New Jersey, do hereby proclaim that the citizens and municipality of Princeton recognize the life-saving actions taken by these officers and PFARS members and are grateful for their service to the department and community. 

Last month Patch interviewed the Princeton Police involved in the rescue last month. To hear the offices recount the tense moments inside Mediterra Restaurant on Friday, April 5, click here.