Police Officer Rescues Suicidal Woman From Ronkonkoma LIRR Overpass

A Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol officer rescued a woman who was contemplating suicide by threatening to jump off an overpass in Ronkonkoma Friday afternoon.

Officer James Spadaro was on patrol when he was notified that a woman was contemplating suicide at the Ronkonkoma Avenue overpass of the LIRR train tracks at about 1:25 p.m.

Spadaro walked slowly to the woman and attempted to talk to her to come off the bridge, police said.

Spadaro was able to get close enough to hold onto her while still trying to get her to come off the overpass. Officers from the Fourth Precinct and MTA Police arrived and Spadaro was able to assist her to the safety of the other officers, police said.

The woman was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for an evaluation.

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