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Newly-released video footage shows a Newark police officer stop a suicidal girl from jumping off of a roof.
Fourth Precinct Officer Elijah Melvin arrived on scene just after 5 p.m. June 23, and removed a window from the home to get closer to the girl, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
Melvin climbed out onto the roof and spoke compassionately toward the girl, who said she had been feeling distraught after losing her older brother.
The officer shared with her his own relationship with his younger sister, telling her that her brother would want her to live her life to the fullest.
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A former Newark police lieutenant accused of killing his estranged wife was sued in federal court on Tuesday by the woman s boyfriend, who also named the Newark Police Department.
Christine Solaro, 37, and Timothy Simonson allegedly were shot multiple times on the evening of July 14, 2019, by John Formisano, a 24-year veteran of the Newark Police Department.
The lawsuit alleges that the city Police Department failed to strip Formisano of his gun and badge after he showed suicidal behavior and indicated in front of other officers that he was thinking of hurting himself.
Additionally, the suit alleges that the Newark Police Department knew he had made these statements and knew of Formisano s deteriorating mental state, which worried other officers, but failed to provide him mental health treatment.