Officer Jeremy Pohl - Medal of Valor

Medal of Valor Recipient

On March 13, 2001, an individual robbed a convenience store and kidnapped a female store clerk in a neighboring county. A short time later, it was broadcast that the kidnapping victim had escaped and that the suspect was headed towards the area of a Waterloo gas station. Officer Jeremy Pohl responded to that area, located the suspect's abandoned vehicle, and subsequently encountered the suspect. The suspect fired at Officer Pohl at close range, a struggle followed and ultimately Officer Pohl was forced to fire his weapon to subdue and arrest the suspect. Officer Pohl knowingly placed himself in an extremely hazardous situation and was awarded the Department Medal of Valor on November 2, 2002, for his actions.