Hero cop catches 1-month-old baby who was thrown off a second-floor balcony by a lowlife thug
· Sep 21, 2021 · NottheBee.com

Yeah, this officer is a hero.

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.

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.

I don't know what kind of animal dangles a 1-month-old baby off a balcony, but I'm glad that for every lowlife like that, there's an absolute king like Officer Matute.


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