Grandview police officers recognized for saving man’s life

GRANDVIEW, Mo. (KCTV) - On March 16, Grandview Police Officer Diana Barreras and Master Police Officer Travis Richardson were going about their shift as normal when they were dispatched to an unresponsive man in the road.

“His breathing was labored,” said Barreras. “We ran over there and checked for a pulse. It was very, very shallow. He appeared to be showing signs of an opioid overdose, so we Narcaned him and brought him back.”

The call was recorded on their body camera.

“It was a slow response,” said Barreras. “It took him a minute to wake up, so we sat next to him, had him in the recovery position, giving him some sternum rubs, just seeing some type of life to let us know that it is working.”

The man eventually woke up. Both officers say calls like this are not uncommon, which is why they always carry Narcan.

“We have boxes and boxes of it that we keep at roll call because we go through it so fast,” said Richardson. “We keep it in our cars, keep it in our go bags, some of us keep it on our person so that way we know where it’s at when we need it. Probably everyone who has been a police officer for at least two years or more has at least done this one time. We just happen to be the ones recognized for it.”

Barreras has been with Grandview Police for the last 2 years, while Richardson has been with the department for 14 years. Both were recognized for their response to this call. They say they were just doing their job.

“It’s always an honor,” said Barreras. “It’s a blessing to be in the right place at the right time.”

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