Community: Simi Valley Police Officer Delivers baby at gas station. Mom, baby and Officer are OK! Senior Police Officer Kyle Crockers smiling face was the first image a baby girl named Ariel saw when she was brought into the world yesterday at a 76 gas station near Stearns Street and Bernard Street just after 2:00 P.M. Simi Valley Police Dispatchers received a 911 call indicating that a woman was in labor on the way to Kaiser Hospital when they decided they would not likely make it to the hospital. They exited the freeway and pulled into the 76 gas station adjacent to the gas pumps. Dispatcher Anna May overheard background information during the call indicating the mother was pushing and she dispatched Kyle with lights and siren to the scene. Sr. Officer Crocker arrived on scene with an Explorer Scout ride-a-long and the two of them sprang into action. Kyle assessed the scene and attempted to briefly stall nature by calmly speaking with the mother hoping to await the arrival of paramedics. It became readily apparent that nature was not going to wait. While Sr. Officer Crocker positioned the mother so she could deliver the baby inside the car, his Explorer Scout kept watch over her other children who were in the car as the event unfolded. Within minutes, Sr. Officer Crocker was holding a new-born baby girl and provided aid to the child by unwrapping the umbilical cord from around her neck to ensure she could breathe. She was wrapped in a blanket and kept warm till paramedics arrived. Simi Valley Police Officers are trained in basic first aid and lifesaving. Although it is rare, it is not the first time an officer has delivered a baby safely in Simi Valley. It is always a safer procedure to pull off the roadway and summon help rather than try to drive unsafely in hope of making it to the hospital when there is a medical emergency. Welcome to Simi Valley Ariel. Your cops are here to serve you.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 04:39:13 +0000
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