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Clark Bridge jumper in St. Louis hospital
Dylan Suttles dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com and Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
May 28, 2021
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ALTON A woman who jumped from the Clark Bridge on Wednesday remains hospitalized in St. Louis.
Alton Police Chief Marcos Pulido said the person is in stable condition. No additional information was available Friday morning.
At about 8:13 a.m. Wednesday, Alton Police were notified of a person pacing back and forth on the ledge of the Clark Bridge, according to Alton Police Chief Marcos Pulido. Police arrived to see a person sitting on the outer ledge of the middle portion of the bridge.
Long time Alton officer now deputy chief
Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com
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ALTON Alton native Lt. Jarrett Ford is now Alton Deputy Police Chief.
Ford has worked 16 years for the Alton Police Department. He grew up in Alton and graduated from Alton High School in 2000.
According to Ford, being an officer was not his original plan. In 2004 he graduated from McKendree College with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance, planning to enter into the business world.
“I did go into the business world for about six months and quickly realized that it wasn’t for me,” Ford said.