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Nassau County Police Officers Honored for Saving Collapse Soccer Referee

Two off-duty Nassau County police officers were honored on Monday for saving the life of a 64-year-old soccer referee who collapsed during a high school match.

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Two off-duty police officers were honored on Monday, October 26, after saving the life of a soccer referee who collapsed during a girls' junior varsity game in Smithtown, New York, last month. Patch reported that Nassau County Police Sergeant Frederick Tifaro and Officer Brian Sujka received recognition at a ceremony in Mineola. [1]

According to Patch, 64-year-old referee Vito Cassara of Bay Shore suddenly collapsed on the field during the September 16 match between East Islip High School and Smithtown High School East. Sergeant Tifaro and Officer Sujka were in the stands watching their daughters play when the emergency occurred and stepped in to perform lifesaving actions. [1]

Patch reported that the Nassau Police Benevolent Association presented both officers with the Legislative Top Cops recognition for October during a ceremony at the Nassau County Legislature. [1]

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In short

  • Off-duty officers Frederick Tifaro and Brian Sujka saved referee Vito Cassara when he collapsed during a soccer game.
  • The incident occurred on September 16 during a girls' junior varsity match in Smithtown.
  • Both officers received the Nassau Police Benevolent Association's Legislative Top Cops award on October 26.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]'You're My Hero': LI Referee Thanks Nassau Cops Who Saved His LifePatch, 16h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Matthew Perry Took in Another Struggling Addict at 'the Height of His Fame,' Documentary Reveals: 'He Saved His Life'AOL.com, 18h ago
  3. [3]Matthew Perry Took in Another Struggling Addict at 'the Height of His Fame,' Documentary Reveals: 'He Saved His Life'OK Magazine, 18h ago
  4. [4]Matthew Perry Took in Another Struggling Addict at 'the Height of His Fame,' Documentary Reveals: 'He Saved His Life'Yahoo Lifestyle Canada, 19h ago

Background

  1. [5]Leo Rosner on Wikipedia
  2. [6]Wind Beneath My Wings on Wikipedia
  3. [7]Jack Grealish Honors Child of Courage Hero Zac Howells at Awards Ceremony HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 6d ago
  4. [8]Petr Cech thanks medical staff 20 years after severe head injury HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 11d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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