New Jersey - Hero Officer
HERO COP PROMOTED
38-Year Vet Just Saved Kids From Gunfire JERSEY CITY, NJ - Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and Police Chief Robert Troy announced today that a 38-year veteran of the police force who had just three days left before retirement will be honored today during 12 noon ceremonies at City Hall for last night’s heroics where he through himself in front of gunfire in a police precinct station house to save a mother and children from harm.
Police Officer Mike Gullace, the senior most member of the Jersey City Police Department with 38 years on the job, will be promoted to the rank of Detective during regularly scheduled swearing in ceremonies for 14 new police cadets. Gullace’s heroic actions where he covered a mom and three children from a gunman’s fire with his own body, were just part of last night’s drama at the West Precinct where the man eventually shot two police officers on the ground level of the building after learning he would be charged with domestic violence charges. "You just can’t say enough about his selfless act. Here’s a guy who is on his way to retirement and he is still putting others’ safety first, just like a kid out of the academy," Chief Troy said last night.
One of the officers shot last night suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen that missed all major organs. Another officer was shot in the back but was wearing a protective bullet proof vest. Both are in stable condition at the Jersey City Medical Center. The suspect, Corey Harley, 27, was shot by police officers in the precinct. He is in stable condition.
For all media inquiries, contact Maria Pignataro, Press Secretary, at 201-547-4836 or at pignatarom@jcnj.org Retrieved February 14, 2006 from http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/press_release/hero_cop.html