Police Talk Person Off Bridge In Solano County

BENICIA, CA — Police successfully talked a person off a bridge Friday in Benicia, according to authorities.

Shortly after midnight, officers conducted a welfare check on the person, who was having a mental health crisis and was parked near the center of the Benicia Bridge, police said.

“Our officer was able to persuade the young person from a neighboring city to get in the patrol vehicle and be transported off the bridge to safety,” the Benicia Police Department said Monday in a social media post.

A few hours later, a different officer noticed a person parked in a remote area and conducted a records check, finding the man was an 80-year-old Vallejo resident who suffered from diabetes and mild dementia, and that he was lost, according to police. The man was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

In both cases, the vehicle of the person in need was brought to a safe area to be picked up.