28th Annual "TOP COP" Law Enforcement-Security Appreciation Awards Luncheon

L/R: Harold Scoggins, Thomas Connor and Jim Frame

Today Hawaii's Law Enforcement celebrated the 28th Annual "Top Cop" Law Enforcement-Security Appreciation Awards Luncheon which was held at the Manoa Grand Ballroom.  It included local, state, federal and private security companies for going beyond the line of duty.  U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka was also honored by the community with a Life-Time Achievement Award for his years in Congress and his support for Law Enforcement on the state and federal level.

Thomas Connor (photo above) was one of the recipients of this award and is pictured with Harold Scoggins, Airport Contract Service Manager - Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.  He is a former HPD Detective who joined HFD in 1975.  Connor retired as a captain in the HFD/Fire Rescue and went through extensive training in emergency response, First Aid, CPR and AED.  Also pictured with Connor, is Jim Frame, Hawaii Law Enforcement Coalition, ASIS International Chapter 134.

On Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at about 0817 hours, Connor who is now a Law Enforcement Officer with Securitas Security Airports Branch - Honolulu was sent to the area of Starbucks near Gate 14 at the Honolulu International Airport on a case involving a male on the ground with a possible heart attack.

Connor who arrived at the scene saw another male performing chest compressions on the downed male and took over from the Good Samaritan with his AED on hand.  AED stands for automated external defibrillator which is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient.

Connor applied the AED pads to the victim, which assessed the victim's condition and upon determination from the AED, a shock was applied to the victim.  Connor then continued chest compressions until arrival of the airport firefighters.  The victim was transported to Tripler Army Medical Center for further treatment.