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NJ Police Officers Deliver Baby In South Jersey Home Thursday
It's a boy! Two police officers helped a woman in labor deliver the healthy newborn Thursday afternoon, the police department said.
VENTNOR, NJ - Two police officers helped a woman in labor deliver a baby boy at a South Jersey home Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
Shortly before 4 p.m., Ventnor City police officers Ptl. Blake Ballin and Sgt. Marc Franco Jr. responded to an ambulance call for a 34-year-old woman in labor, the Ventnor City Police Department said in a statement.
Ballin and Franco assisted with the delivery and helped to welcome the baby boy into the world, adding that mom did an "amazing job."
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“It’s not everyday our officers get to be a part of such a special moment,” Vetnor Chief Joseph Fussner said in a statement. The dedication and ability to stay calm in an extraordinary situation speaks volumes of Patrolman Ballin and Sgt. Franco Jr.”
Both mother and child were taken to a local hospital by Ventnor City Fire Department following the delivery.
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