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New York Officer Helps Save Life of Suicidal Man on Second Day on the Job

Officers John Zonneveld and Angela Acierno responded to a call in which a man was threatening to jump from a freeway overpass. At the time, Zonneveld was training Acierno, who was on her second day on the job.

April 11, 2019

An officer with the Town of Wallkill (NY) Police Department helped rescue a suicidal man on Saturday. It was only the second day that the officer had been on the job.

According to the Times Herald-Record , Officers John Zonneveld and Angela Acierno responded to a call in which a man was threatening to jump from a freeway overpass. At the time, Zonneveld was training Acierno, who was on her second day on the job.

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Officer Zonneveld talked with the subject and Acierno maintained a perimeter around the individual. As the two officers interacted with the man, state Trooper Steven Calderon grabbed the man and pulled him away from the edge.