Morris Detective Receives Award For Saving A Life

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ—On September 4, Morris Township Police Chief Mark DiCarlo presented Det. Diego Pinheiro with a Life Saving Award.

Earlier this year, Detective Pinheiro and several patrol officers responded to an attempted suicide in Morris Township, where they discovered a male with serious self-inflicted injuries.

Pinheiro, who is a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), provided critical first aid, along with the other officers, including applying tourniquets to the victim.

"Their quick and well-trained decisions led to the male surviving his life-threatening wounds," said a statement by the Morris Township Police Department.

The incident was not the first time Pinheiro has saved a life.

In February 2017, while the state was in the midst of a serious opioid epidemic, Pinheiro used Narcan to stop a woman from overdosing. The detective was also recognized for deploying to Puerto Rico in 2017 to assist after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.