Sergeant Konrad Kuś of the Oława County Police Command is an officer who has dreamed of serving in the Police since childhood. He joined the formation in 2021, underwent training and quickly became an example of an involved patrol officer. He risked it. Health and life during the intervention, he stopped criminals, found the missing and most importantly – saved at least five lives. Police She has boasted about his achievements in official communications and social media.
Heroic Interventions
Among the most spectacular actions of Kusia are:
- Saving a 3-year-old girlWho choked on food and passed out.
- Reanimation of the bride women In September 2024 – together with a fellow patrolman (Sgt. Marcin Hibner) restored her vital functions after she stopped breathing on the sidewalk. Police At the time, she published messages of pride: "We are proud to be serving in the ranks of the Oławska unit those who show that police are a service of great satisfaction, including the ability to provide help and save lives."
- Getting a 23-year-old in a suicide crisis off the bridge after over an hour of conversation.
- Other interventions in which he saved lives and Health.
For his service, Cross was awarded repeatedly Only in Oława more than 25 times. His photos and stories appeared on official police profiles.
359 days on L4 – but mostly due to the service
In May 2026, Kuś received information about the initiation of administrative proceedings by the Provincial Police Commander in Wrocław (at the request of the District Commandant in Oława) towards exemptions from the service "for the sake of service". Official reason: 359 days of absence on sick leave (L4) from September 2021 to May 2026. Command says the officer is making it harder for the unit to work.
The interested and trade unionists themselves emphasize that vast majority these absences were directly due to injuries sustained on duty:
- A car crash.
- Serious back injuries requiring surgery (a few months excluded from work).
- The last dramatic intervention, during which after great physical effort His lung collapsed. (pleural detachment). He came to the SOR – doctor He said, "If it wasn't for quick help, he could die."
There was also one release related to the care of the wife after a complicated childbirth. Even after his injuries, he was trying to finish his interventions and pursuits. He tried to change his position to less incriminating physically – he did not get permission.
Trade union position
Chairman of the Independent Local Labour Union of Police of Lower Silesian Voivodeship Roman Buczkowski He made it clear that exemptions doctors were involved in duties. It highlights the shocking nature of the last intervention and the fact that a police officer almost paid her with his life.
The system punishes for commitment?
The Kusia case quickly became public in the media and social media (e.g. "Service in Action" profiles, Oław Na Signale). Many commentators see it as a classic example of pathological approach in some individuals: a policeman who "does not save himself", pays for it with health and risks losing his job. An officer who minimizes risks and avoids difficult interventions would probably have no problems.
The Lower Silesian Police have confirmed the initiation of the investigation, but it stresses that the decision has not yet been made. So far, no one from direct management in Oława has spoken to Kusie about the case before the procedure was initiated.
What's next?
History Sergeant Konrad Kuśie shows a wider problem of the Polish Police: how to take care of officers who are actually endangering health on the front line? Should the L4 statistics be the only criterion for injury and documented heroic actions?
Public opinion is largely on the side of the policeman. Support voices and calls for a common sense settlement appear online. Konrad Kuśia's fate will show whether there is a real sacrifice or just a formal "infringement of statistics" in the Police.
It's a development.
