Crime & Safety
Morris County Baby Just Couldn't Wait, Delivered By Police Officers At Home: Report
The baby girl was just too excited to be born, according to reports.
WHARTON, NJ— A Morris County baby was a little impatient to be born: three Wharton Police officers helped to deliver the baby inside of her home, the Daily Record first reported.
Lt. David Young, Sgt. John Roon and Cpl. Fotios Katsigiannis responded to a call about a woman in labor just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, but by 7:13, it became clear. This baby was coming now.
Roon helped deliver the healthy baby girl at 7:15 a.m., just 18 minutes after officers arrived.
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The St. Clare’s Ambulance Squad and Medical Unit arrived shortly afterwards, and took mother and baby to the Morristown Medical Center.
Mother and baby are doing just fine, according to reports.
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