San Fernando Valley : HERO HONORED
As John Spielmann tells it, there really wasn’t a choice.
Last August, as he drove along Tampa Avenue, he spotted a 13-year-old girl frantically calling for help. “I saw her crying. She said her friend was being attacked,” he recalled. “So, I got out of my car and went with her to find the guy. I didn’t even think twice. I can’t see how anyone would not stop.”
Spielmann, 35, of Valencia, was one of the 12 citizens of 1995 honored Tuesday by the West Valley Area Police Activity Supporters, a citizens support group known as PALS, at the Annual Police Citizens Recognition Luncheon.
Civilians and officers from the Devonshire and West Valley divisions gathered at the Airtel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys to commend the citizens.
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