One of those incidents that somehow sneaks into the spotlight, giving people a glimpse of a job well done that usually doesn't hit the news:
Chicago police officers this morning were able to talk down a man who threatened to throw himself off an overpass into traffic on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
The 31-year-old man, who was despondent over a recent breakup with a girlfriend, scaled a fence on the overpass and threatened to jump, prompting authorities to temporarily shut down traffic in both directions on the expressway.
The officers, assigned to the Central police district, used special crisis intervention training to talk the man down from the overpass located just above the Circle Interchange in the 700 block of West Harrison Street at about 2 a.m., police said.
Nice job officers.