The corpse of an NYPD officer was discovered on Tuesday night after he had leapt from the Throgs Neck Bridge the previous evening, leaving his keys and mobile phone in his parked vehicle in the centre of the bridge, according to information obtained by the DailyMail.com.
Six years into his work as an officer with the 90th police precinct in Brooklyn, Scott Cohn also sang the National Anthem at NYPD functions.
The 38-year-old was having emotional difficulties at work, according to police sources who spoke to DailyMail.com, and was thinking about quitting.
Unhappy on patrol, I know he wasn’t, a Brooklyn police officer who knew him said.
He was unhappy with how the cops were being treated and the atmosphere at the time. But that’s hardly a justification for wanting to end your own life. Anyone is free to quit their work.
The officer said, “It’s simply sad.”
He was a really kind, polite person.
The Bronx-to-Queens bridge, which spans the East River, has Cohn’s Honda Civic abandoned on its northbound side.
The damaged car was located at about 10:20 p.m. on Monday, and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) informed officers that an unidentified individual had reportedly leaped from the vehicle, according to the NYPD.
Security video reportedly captures a person approaching the truck just before leaping, according to reports.
It led the FDNY, NYPD, and U.S. to scour the river in the wee hours of the morning under threatening skies. Cutter Guard.
After a few hours, the attempt was abandoned, but Tuesday saw a resumption of the search.
In 2019, the annual average of four to five NYPD policemen taking their own lives quadrupled to ten.
Then-Commissioner James O’Neill gave mental health a high priority, implementing initiatives including letting officers in need of assistance maintain their badges even while they turned in their guns to reduce stigma.
In 2020 there were four NYPD suicides, while in 2021 there were three.
Cohn is the fourth person to commit suicide this year.