North Haven Officer Honored For Saving Baby’s Life

NORTH HAVEN, CT — A North Haven police officer was recently honored for saving a baby’s life at the Cinemark Movie theater in March. Det. Michael Harton was presented with a Meritorious Service Award by the Police Commissioners Association of Connecticut (PCAC) during its annual awards dinner last week at Vazzy's Four Seasons Restaurant in Stratford.

Each year, the PCAC recognizes police officers who have gone “above and beyond” the line of duty with a Meritorious Service Award. New officers who finished first in their classes in the POSTC academy sessions since the last dinner were also honored.

Harton was working detail at the Cinemark Movie theater on Universal Drive on March 3 when a woman rushed out of a theater with a newborn baby who wasn’t breathing. Harton immediately stepped into action.

"He took the baby from the mother and performed life-saving measures reviving the infant," police said in a statement at the time. “We are proud of our hard working, dedicated officers who are there to serve our community."

Pictured: Harton (center) with North Haven Police Commissioner Alden Mead (left) and North Haven Police Chief Thomas J. McLoughlin (right).