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Officers were called to 64 Rose St. around 9:40 a.m. on reports of a man dangling the baby, where civilians were pleading with the unidentified man not to drop the child, city officials said.
“Don’t do it brother,” says a man capturing the incident on video (below). "This is sick."
Five officers staged themselves directly below the balcony, just in case he dropped the baby, sources said. After approximately two hours, the man dropped the baby -- and officer Eduardo Matute caught her in his arms.
The baby was hospitalized as a precaution and the unidentified man was arrested, Jersey City Spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said.
The man was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child. His name was not released.
Matute, however, is being hailed a hero.
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