Crime & Safety
Malden Police Cadet To Be Recognized for Life-Saving Effort
Cadet David Yung will receive an award from the State 911 Department.
A Malden Police cadet will be recognized next week for his life-saving efforts last November.
Cadet David Yung will receive an award Wednesday, April 23, from the State 911 Department at the state agency’s annual awards, according to a Malden Police Facebook post.
On Nov. 12, 2013, Yung answered a call from a concerned party regarding a friend’s suicidal Facebook posts. The friend had stopped answering his or her cell phone, the party said.
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Through Yung’s work, the friend was located a short time later in Dover suffering from an ingestion of prescription medication and alcohol. If the friend hadn’t been located so soon, he or she may have died, police said.
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