Not all heroes wear capes. Pictured below is Tammy Wright, and on Friday evening, Tammy was a hero of heroes. At approximately 3:30 pm, Morrisville Borough officers responded to the Trenton Makes bridge, for a report of a woman who was holding a knife to her throat and threatening to jump. Upon arrival, patrols determined that the woman was on the New Jersey side of the bridge, but being first on the scene, MPD could not ignore the situation. Also on the bridge when we arrived was Tammy, a passerby who had already sprung into action. Armed with only a remarkable human spirit and willingness to put others before herself, Tammy had already engaged the troubled woman in a dialogue. It soon became apparent that the woman teetering on the bridge's railing showed some trust in Tammy. After an intense standoff, it was ultimately Tammy who convinced the woman to release her weapon. Soon after that moment, officers (including Morrisville Borough's own Officer Joe Parell, pictured above, Amanda DeLuca, and Matt Leonhauser, not pictured) grabbed the woman and pulled her back over the railing to safety, of course, with Tammy assisting the entire way,

I would like to commend all the officers on the bridge Friday afternoon and especially recognize Tammy for being a true community hero.

Chief Rich Ciampa