The Lawrence City Council passed a resolution March 7 commending Lawrence Police Dept. officer Dustin VanTreese as a hero and expressing its appreciation for the life-saving efforts he made while on duty Jan. 30.
A 14-year-old boy had fallen through the ice into the chilling water of a retention pond south of Harrison Community Park and just north of Bob Drive at approximately 4 p.m. that afternoon. Officer VanTreese raced to the scene, ran into the pond and recued the boy from the freezing water.
City councilor Sherron Freeman, who was doing a ride-along with officer VanTreese at the time, read from the resolution honoring him.
