Cop Catches Newborn Dropped From Balcony

As a man dangled a baby from a 2nd-floor balcony in Jersey City, NJ, on Saturday morning, officers set up a perimeter and attempted to negotiate with him. But he eventually followed through on his threat to drop the baby, CNN reports. Fortunately, officer Eduardo Matute was there. He caught the one-month-old, and the infant was not harmed, the city's mayor posted on Instagram. The man was arrested and charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, and the officers involved were widely praised on social media. (More uplifting news stories.)