A hero policeman wrapped a teenage girl in a bear hug as she threatened to jump to her death in Colchester.
PC Chris Allwood was just three days into his return to the beat after a spell as acting sergeant when the drama unfolded at 12.30pm yesterday.
He raced across town to aid the 15-year-old after she had been spotted sitting on a ledge at the top of the steps leading down to the Vineyard Street car park.
As he approached the scene, the courageous cop realised the girl had not seen him - and decided to act fast.
PC Allwood said: "There were two women talking to her when I arrived. They had managed to keep her attention and I saw she did not know I was there, so I just put her in a bear hug from behind and pulled her over the railings."
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Published Thursday, November 25, 2004
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