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Thursday, November 17,1994
Crime prevention awards
Pictured above are Manager of Police and Safety Wiliam Donahue, McGruff the Crime Dog,
award winner Gregory Dunham, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Commision on
Crime Delquency James Thoms, and Police and Safety officer Tod Allen.
Father and
by Alicia Hartman
A Behrend alumnus and a
current Bchrend student rescued a
man from his burning car
Monday morning in North East.
Father and son Ronald and
Michael Galbreath saved
Christopher Lee Jenkins from
his flaming car which had
slammed head-on into a tree on
East Lake Road.
Michael was home watching
television at 2 a.m. what he
heard his car alarm go off. His
alarm had been triggered by the
impact of Jenkiit's car hitting a
tree.
"I thought someone was
trying to break into my car,"
said Michael
When Michael went outside
to check on his car he saw
Jenkins' vehicle on fire.
Michael and his father
attempted to put the fire out
with an extinguisher. The fire
did not die so Michael and
Ronald pulled the driver's door
down to die ground.
When Jenkins was pulled
from the vehicle be was
unconscious. Michael and
Erie, Pa 16563
son make rescue
Ronald carried Jenkins across
the yard, stabilized him and put
blankets over him. Michael
said Jenkins then showed signs
of consciousness.
Although it was in the back
of his mind that he might have
been injured attempting to
rescue Jenkins, Michael said, "I
never beaked out or got scared.
Everything kept coming to my
mind and I just kept doing it."
Ronald said, "We weren't
worried about it (getting hurt).
We just wanted to get him out"
A couple minutes later the car
went up in flames. Sheryl
Behrend community
recognized for its efforts
to prevent crime
ERlE—Behrend students and
departments have been acknow
ledged with crime prevention
awards for 1993-94 by the
Pennsylvania Commission on
Crime and Delinquency.
Alumnus Rebecca Durkin and
seventh semester student Loretta
Russ were awarded for their
efforts as crime watch leaders.
Alumnus Charles W. Bish, Jr.
was acknowledged for his
technical assistance for
departmental computer equip-
Galbreath, a nurse and Ronald's
wife, then called 911.
When Michael saw the car go
up in flames he thought, "I was
like wow—he (Jenkins) could've
been in there."
As of yesterday Jenkins was
in critical condition at St.
Vincent HospitaL
"I found out bow much first
aid training in high school
helped," said MichaeL
Michael, who was supposed
to stay the night at a friend's,
asked, "What if I wouldn't have
come home and heard the car
alarm?"
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Vol. XUII, No. 10
Alumnus Gregory Dunham
was presented with the 1994
state-wide volunteer crime
prevention award for his
leadership in the Penn State-
Behiend Campus Watch program.
Behrend's radio station, WPSE,
was awarded for its public service
against crime.
The maintenance and
operations departments were
acknowledged for prompt
reporting and response to crime
and unsecured property.
"I’m just glad that he's
(Jenkins) Kviog," said Ronald.
Michael said "the media made
it sound like it was all me"
calling him a "local hero," but
that "it was totally SO/SO” with
his father.
"It had taken two to pull the
door down and two to rescue
him," Michael said.
Michael is a first semester
agricultural business manage
ment major. Ronald is a 1974
business major.
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