'Heroic efforts': Nursing student honored for helping injured Omaha officer

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Tiffany Joseph wipes away a tear as she is honored for coming to the aid of Omaha Police Officer Tom Arrance. "I’m just so thankful to see you’re OK," she told Arrance.


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POSTED: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015 12:00 AM | UPDATED: 2:57 PM, TUE NOV 10, 2015.
By Kevin Cole / World-Herald staff writer

A nursing student broke into tears Monday as she accepted a reward for helping Omaha Police Officer Tom Arrance last month after he was knocked unconscious during a disturbance.

“I’m just so thankful to see you’re OK,” Tiffany Joseph said to Arrance during a ceremony at Central Police Headquarters. “I asked and asked about you. I’m so happy you’re all right, that’s my main thing.”

Joseph, 30, tried to stop Arrance’s bleeding and stayed with him after he allegedly was sucker punched by Chaz Hill on Oct. 7 at the BP gas station near 30th Street and Martin Avenue. Hill, 31, has been charged with felony assault of a police officer and is awaiting trial in Douglas County District Court.

Authorities said Arrance, 28, was covered in blood and drifting in and out of consciousness when Joseph came to his aid. Witnesses told police the attacker appeared to try to remove Arrance’s gun from its holster before taking off on foot.

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Tiffany Joseph was honored Monday for coming to the aid of Omaha Police Officer Tom Arrance after he was knocked unconscious during a disturbance.

My plaque looks a lot like hers but different.

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1. What a lovely human.