Ohio Officer on Patrol Surprised to Spot Toddler on Roof
— -- An Ohio police officer was in the right place at precisely the right time this week when a toddler crawled out the second-story window of a home.
Newburgh Heights Officer Mike Marniella was driving on Wednesday when he heard a child crying, and then saw an 18-month-old boy on the roof of a home, according to a report by ABC News affiliate WEWS-TV.
Video from the incident was captured on Marinella’s body camera, where he is heard telling the toddler to stay on the roof as the child is heard crying. The video also captures the moment the child’s mother discovered he was out on the roof.
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Marinella told the television station on Friday he radioed for back-up from the fire department and stood guard on the ground until additional help arrived.
“Whether you're a police officer, fireman, postal worker, I think anybody would have done something in that situation,” he said.
No charges are planned against the mother, who told Marinella she was cleaning and turned her head for “a moment” when the child went out the window, WEWS-TV reports.
