This NYPD officer used an empty potato chip bag and tape to save a stabbing victim's life
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A New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer used an empty bag of potato chips and some tape to treat a stabbing victim's wound, which authorities said ultimately, saved the victim's life.
Officer Ronald Kennedy arrived at the scene in Harlem on July 7 and immediately approached the victim. "Go get me a bag of potato chips right now," Kennedy can be heard saying in body cam video footage that NYPD released of the incident.
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