A man was brought to safety without injury after an incident lasting about 20 minutes on the Haddonfield Road overpass above Route 38 in Cherry Hill on Wednesday, according to NJ.com. Police responded at about 12:30 p.m.
The man was beyond the overpass’s safety fence and threatening to jump into traffic, NJ.com reported. Two Cherry Hill officers responded, including a member of the department’s Critical Incident Negotiating Team. They spoke with him until he moved out of danger, the outlet reported.
Police stopped traffic on Haddonfield Road and Route 38 below the overpass while the response was underway, according to NJ.com. The department’s official X account later said the roads had reopened in all directions.
NJ.com identified the officers as Jared Colbert and John Casey and reported that the department commended their handling of the incident. Officials told the outlet that the man continued speaking with officers as he was taken for further care. His identity and details about that care have not been disclosed.
Crisis support
People in Cherry Hill seeking help for a mental health or substance use crisis, or thoughts of suicide, can call or text 988 at any time, according to Camden County, which lists the service as available 24/7.
