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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3.2 - 1946 Recognition of Outstanding Work by Dublin P Page 1 of 2 STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL DATE: April 17, 2018 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Christopher L. Foss, City Manager SUBJECT: Recognition of Outstanding Work by Dublin Police and Alameda County Sheriff's Office Staff Prepared by: Matt Farruggia, Dublin Police Lieutenant EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Dublin Police Services Officer Tiffany Buschhueter, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Matthew Neill, and retired Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Captain Gary Schellenberg will be recognized for their outstanding work and efforts in saving a citizen who attempted to take his own life by jumping from the Fallon Road overpass onto the busy I-580 freeway. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recognize and commend the members of Dublin Police Servic es and Alameda County Sheriff’s Office for the outstanding collaborative effort to save the life of a citizen. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. DESCRIPTION: On March 17, 2018, Dublin Police Services (DPS) was dispatched to the report of a male subject hanging on the outer chain link fence of the Fallon Road freeway overpass. There were several callers reporting the male subject was attempting to jump off the freeway overpass onto the eastbound lanes of Interstate I -580. Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Transit Crimes Units (TCU), who were conducting burglary suppression in the City of Dublin at the time, also heard the same reports . DPS Officer Tiffany Buschhueter and ACSO Deputy Mathew Neill responded to the overpass and were on scene just moments ap art, and within a few minutes of the call being dispatched. When they arrived, they observed a citizen hanging on the outer chain link fence of the Fallon Road overpass. The citizen was unable to speak clear English, however Deputy Neill and Officer Buschhuete believed that his intention was to jump from the overpass to harm himself. Deputy Neill jumped on the concrete overpass ledge, reached over the fencing to grab the citizen’s left arm, preventing him from falling 40 feet, or more, onto the eastbound freeway lanes of Interstate I-580. Officer Page 2 of 2 Buschhueter also jumped on the concrete ledge and was assisting Deputy Neill with grabbing the citizen’s clothing through the chain link fence. While holding onto the citizen’s left arm, Deputy Neill and Officer Buschhueter determined the only way to hold onto the citizen was to handcuff his body to the fence. Officer Buschhueter accessed her handcuffs and was able to manipulate the pair of handcuffs to secure the citizen’s left wrist to the chain link fence. With the citizen being secured to the fence, he was unable to jump to the freeway below. Retired ACSO Captain Gary Schellenberg assisted Deputy Neill and Officer Buschhueter with this incident by preventing the citizen from jumping by pulling a part of his clothing through the chain link fence. The Alameda County Fire Department responded to the overpass, cut the chain link fence and were able to pull the citizen through the hole in the fence. The citizen did not suffer any injuries and his life was save d by the quick thinking of Deputy Neill, Officer Buschhueter and retired Captain Schellenberg. Handcuffing the citizen to the fence was brilliant, creative and a clear display of ‘thinking on your feet’. Without their efforts and heroic selfless actions, the citizen could have fallen from the overpass severely harming himself and putting the motorist below in grave danger. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: None. ATTACHMENTS: None.