New Jersey police officer catches 1-month-old baby dropped off balcony
The man who dropped the baby was immediately arrested and charges are pending, authorities say
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A New Jersey police officer safely caught a one-month-old baby dropped off a second-floor balcony over the weekend, authorities said.
The Hudson County prosecutor’s office said Officer Eduardo Matute was among those called to the Jersey City residence Saturday morning after reports that a man was threatening the baby.
NorthJersey.com reports that he and several officers were positioned below the second-floor balcony as the child was dangled over the balcony railing. Officials said the man dropped the infant after a lengthy standoff, and Matute caught the child.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}City spokesperson Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said the child was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Mayor Steve Fulop later posted a photo on social media of the officer holding the child, who was wrapped in a white blanket.
"Thankfully the baby wasn’t harmed physically," Fulop said.
Wallace-Scalcione said the man who dropped the baby was immediately arrested and charges are pending.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Kudos to the (Jersey City Police Department) and all the officers involved for their heroics and for bringing a safe conclusion to this dangerous situation," Prosecutor Esther Suarez said in a Twitter post.