Video caught the dramatic moment a daring NYPD officer climbing down a skyscraper to save the life of a man threatening to take his own on Wednesday.
"I was able to guide him into the window where my teammates were able to take him into custody," said Det. James Tobin of the NYPD Elite Emergency Service Unit.
The detective can be seen in the video rappelling down one flight from the 32nd floor. He then kicks at the man in distress and pushes him back as another officer yanks him through his 31st floor apartment window to safety. "We intervened with the man in crisis, tried to speak with him, tried to talk him out of it, sometimes these individuals comply, sometimes they don't, and they need a little bit more pushing let's say."The FBI was serving a warrant for his arrest in a white-collar crime. That's when police said the 35-year-old threatened to jump to his death on West 56th Street, but the NYPD officers of the Elite Emergency Service Unit had other plans.
"I had an opportunity to go into the room and watched them as they worked and what they did today was beyond brave," NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said. "ESU made a decision that he would not die today.""This another example of your NYPD working alongside our partners putting their lives on the line every day in furtherance of public safety and this city," she said."I saw fire trucks and they closed off the street," one witness said.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Video shows NYPD scale building to end 8-hour standoff with attempted jumperDramatic video shows the stealthy officer climbing a rope down from the apartment above Mitchell’s 31st-floor home.
Read more »
Dallas police to release body camera video of officer shooting armed suspect WednesdayOn Wednesday, Dallas police will release body camera video of an officer shooting an armed man over the weekend.
Read more »
Wednesday Drop Hallucinogenic, Tour-Inspired Video for 'TV in the Gas Pump'Life on the road seems equal parts nightmare-ish and dull in Wednesday_Band_’s new video for “TV in the Gas Pump.”
Read more »
Two empty NYPD cop cars set on fire in Flatiron DistrictAn unidentified man approached parked police vehicles in the Flatiron District before setting them ablaze near 29th Street and 6th Avenue around 8:40 p.m.
Read more »
NYPD's Judith Harrison blazes trail as commanding officer of counterterrorism unitIn 26 years, Judith Harrison moved up steadily into more demanding roles, sometimes as the first woman in them.
Read more »