San Leandro Police Officer Saves Suicidal Man Sitting on Bridge Railing

A San Leandro police officer saved an apparently suicidal man on Tuesday who fell while sitting on a bridge railing, police said today.
 
The officer was patrolling on the 1100 block of Bancroft Avenue around 6:15 p.m. when he spotted a 30-year-old male sitting on the railing of a bridge that crosses the San Leandro Creek Watershed, according to Lt. Mike Sobek.
 
The officer knew the man from previous contacts, and suspected he might be considering a suicide attempt, Sobek said.
 
When the officer approached the man, he fell backwards toward the officer. The officer was able to prevent any injury, and after he confirmed the man was suicidal, the officer arranged a psychiatric hold and transportation to a hospital for observation, Sobek said.
 
"Our officer's keen observation skills, beat knowledge and quick action prevented this man from taking his own life," Sobek said. "His actions epitomize one of a police officer's core responsibilities, and that is to save lives."

In Livermore, on the same day, a police officer saved an elderly woman during a house fire. 

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