EVANSTON, IL - On October 9, 2014, Evanston Police Detective Anna Ostap received the Officer of the Year Award from the ASIS Illinois North Shore Chapter for her life saving efforts. 

In May of this year, Detective Ostap, who is assigned to the Juvenile Bureau, responded to a report of persons shot in Elks Park. Arriving on the scene, she came upon a male subject who had been shot multiple times with a large gaping wound to his back. The subject began going into shock and was bleeding profusely. Detective Ostap used her training as a Tactical Emergency Medical Officer within the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS) and took immediate action to stop the bleeding. She maintained pressure on the wound until Evanston Fire & Life Safety Services paramedics arrived on the scene and were able to stabilize the individual. She remained with the subject all the way to the hospital where the victim was prepared for surgery. Detective Ostap is ASIS Illinois North Shore Chapter's Officer of the Year "for exhibiting exceptional courage, without thought of her personal safety, to protect human life."