Newark police officers heroically prevent man from taking his own life
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NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) Newark police officers heroically stopped a man from taking his own life.
5th Precinct Officers Tianna Contreras and Briana Shanklin were patrolling Tuesday evening when they saw the 25-year-old man on the Route 78 overpass.
Officers got out of their vehicle and were able to use de-escalation training to talk the man into coming back onto the sidewalk. I m grateful that our officers were able to talk the man down, essentially saving his life, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. Our de-escalation training, coupled with the personal care of these officers, resulted in a peaceful ending for this individual s family and for the City of Newark as a whole. Instead of mourning the loss of a neighbor, we are celebrating the preservation of a life today.
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Well, here’s a great story. Two Newark police officers are being hailed as heroes after they talked a suicidal man out of killing himself.
According to Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose, 5th Precinct Officers Tianna Contreras and Briana Shanklin rescued a 25 year old man from jumping off an overpass at Route 78. The officers were on patrol when they discovered the man over the fence on a Route 78 overpass. He had one hand on the gate and the other was holding a cell phone. The officers got out of their patrol car and the man told them of his intention to jump. In the video, you can see (and hear) the officers calmly talk the man into coming back on the safe side of the fence, talking him out of attempting to kill himself.
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