On Monday we told you about ASP Amin August - the off duty police officer who stood up to a trio of robbers in Esperanza village and wrestled with a gunman. He got shot in the process - but was spared the full impact because the bullet hit his belt buckle.
Still, he had to have surgery and the officer commanding Cayo Aaron Guzamn tells us ASP August is recovering well and is up and walking.
Police are still looking for the gunman - who is a person known to them.
And another policeman named August, Sergeant Mark August who lost both his legs in a motorcycle accident is also recovering. Today the police minister John Saldivar visited him at his residence in the Camalote.
According to a press release, Saldivar assured him of the full support of the Ministry of National Security in assisting him and his family throughout the challenges associated with his accident.
Saldivar added that quote, "the Ministry will ensure that Sergeant August continues to receive the best treatment and is afforded the wherewithal to walk again. He said the Ministry is looking at various options to secure the necessary artificial limbs (prosthetic legs)."
Saldivar added that August remains on full salary, and when he is ready, able and willing, he will have the opportunity to take up a position in one of various specialized units compatible with his physical condition and for which he is already qualified, including Prosecution, Finger-Printing or Information Technology.
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