Behind the Badge
Fullerton PD honors resident whose swift action saved 20-month-old baby’s life
0Editor’s note: The Fullerton Police Department, at its monthly crime strategy meetings, honors citizens who have performed extraordinary acts in the service of public safety. On Feb. 8, the FPD recognized Fullerton resident Leonard Acosta for taking swift action in saving the life of a 20-month-old boy. The baby was “completely blue and completely lifeless in her arms.” The indelible image is what stood out the most to Leonard Acosta as he looked through the peephole of his front door to see who’d been knocking and ringing the doorbell of his Fullerton home at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 30. Acosta, his wife,…
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