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Sgt. Kley Peralta, Detective Chris Lara Nunez and Officers Frank Caneja and Matthew Debonis responded to the Excelsior II Apartments on Prospect Avenue around 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Law enforcement officials call it "de-escalation," "crisis intervention" and other terms, but what the men in blue basically did was connect with the boy enough to get him off the ledge and keep him from hurting himself.
He was then taken to a local hospital for an evaluation.
The department, in an Instagram post, said it is "extremely proud of the officers who brought this incident to a successful and safe conclusion.
"They should be commended for their heroic action while upholding the proud traditions of the Hackensack Police Department," it added.
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