Overview
- The Orange Police Department released body-worn camera video showing Cpl. Greggory Cates responding to a 911 call from a mother reporting her baby was not breathing.
- Cates arrived within minutes, took the 7-month-old from the mother, and delivered six to seven back blows until the infant cried, indicating she was breathing again.
- The department said the call was handled Code 3, and radio traffic captured the moment the officer confirmed the baby was breathing.
- City leaders awarded Cates the Life Saving Medal at a council meeting and facilitated a reunion with the parents and the child.
- The baby was taken to a hospital as a precaution, and the family reported they have removed hair clips at home as a safety step.