HARBOR SPRINGS, Mich. – A Shelby Township police officer will be awarded the Police Medal of Valor for his heroic actions at the Crystal Lake Apartment fire.
Officer Paul Sorbo will be awarded the Medal of Valor from the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police at Boyne Highlands Resort located in Harbor Springs. The ceremony is tied in with the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police annual summer conference.
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Sorbo responded to the fire at Crystal Lake Apartments on January 6. He was notified that people were trapped on the second and third floors.
He caught a 4-year-old child who was tossed from a second-floor balcony by a desperate mother.
With a ladder and the aid of other members of the police department, Sorbo was able to bring the child's mother down the ladder on his back.
Sorbo re-entered the burning building, finding an elderly man and his dog, and lead them both to safety.
The Police Medal of Valor is a prestigious award and the second highest the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police may bestow upon a law enforcement officer.