Gregory Baranski
Phoenix Police Department
Phoenix, AZ
Gregg Baranski was nominated by Brenda Baranski of ValuTeachers. Officer Baranski was called to an assisted living facility because someone had attacked six nurses and was still on a rampage. The man ran at Officer Baranski with the large industrial scissors he had attacked the nurses with. When his tazer failed to deploy, Officer Baranski made a quick decision to knock the air out of the man and sweep his feet out from under him. He was able to take him into custody without using lethal force.