"While you're driving, the officer in the back with her take her vest off and start compressions now. You've got the air." Thornton is a Police Communication Operator with Chicago's Office of ...

He wants to help people.” Brothers charged in fatal shooting of Chicago police officer Ella French As an EMT and former police officer, Thornton is familiar with the streets of Chicago.

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Keith Thornton Jr. was the calm voice in the chaos of a tragedy one month ago Tuesday night, when two Chicago Police officers were shot in the line of duty. Thornton, a 911 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The 911 dispatcher credited with helping to save the life of Chicago Police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr. has now left the job. Keith Thornton dispatched his last call after four years ...

Detectives with the Chicago Police Department are working "around the clock" to find the shooter who gunned down an off-duty police officer, an official tweeted Sunday. Officer John Rivera ...

A city dispatcher who was praised for the way he handled the deadly shooting of Officer Ella French is raising concerns about a staffing shortage in the Chicago Police Department. Keith Thornton ...

While you’re driving, the officer in the back with her, take the vest off, and start compressions now.” They already had. Keith Thornton wears a bracelet emblazoned with Chicago Police Officer ...

A 26-year-old Chicago ... officer’s slaying or others like them. “We will get you, and we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law,” he answered. Fraternal Order of Police ...