Please join us in congratulating CCPD Officer Chelsea Armato on receiving the Lifesaving Award, one of the Department’s highest honors.

On September 11th, 2021, at around 7:20 p.m. Officer Armato was off-duty and on her way home. A serious traffic crash occurred at the 1000 block of NE Pine Island Road where a Ford Mustang rolled over multiple times.

The driver’s left arm was broken in multiple places and bleeding heavily. Citizen Ian Sanderson had used a belt to slow the bleeding; once Officer Armato arrived, she quickly applied a tourniquet and stopped the bleeding until medics arrived.

The driver was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital as a trauma alert and unfortunately lost his arm. His injuries were such that, without the quick actions of Officer Armato and Mr. Sanderson, he could have lost his life.

Officer Armato was given the Lifesaving Award by Chief Tony Sizemore and Deputy Chief Michael Catania, with her husband John Armato by her side.