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On
Tuesday, December 5, 2006, Officers Carl Andolina and Patricia Parete assisted
on a fight call at Valero Market located on South Elmwood at West Chippewa.
Officer Parete spoke with a woman who said she had been threatened by
a man walking from the parking lot of the store. The officers pursued
him to Georgia at Whitney for questioning. Officer Parete exited the patrol
car and told the suspect to take his hands out of his pockets. The suspect
did not comply. Officer Andolina was searching the suspects left coat
pocket and Officer Parete was still in front of the suspect. After repeatedly
ignoring Officer Parete’s requests to remove his hand, the suspect took
out a .38 revolver and pointed it at Officer Parete. Reacting to the imminent
threat Officer Parete grabbed the suspect’s right arm. However,
he shot at Parete striking her twice. The first round hit her bullet proof
vest, whereas the second shot struck Officer Parete causing her to collapse
to the ground.
Officer Andolina with
disregard for his own personal safety instinctively acted to eliminate the
threat. He grabbed the suspect’s right arm which still held the
loaded revolver, and while attempting to subdue the armed suspect, was immediately
shot twice. Severely injured and bleeding profusely, Officer Andolina
was able to subdue the gunman underneath him. When help arrived Officer
Andolina radioed for help.
The
100 Club of Buffalo and Western New York recognize Officers Carl Andolina
and Patricia Parete for their acts of heroism on December 5, 2006.
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