Three police officers pulled a 52-year-old woman to safety this morning when she threatened to jump off the Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, reportedly because she was experiencing financial problems, authorities said.
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"The woman told officers she had lost her job and that her house was in foreclosure," Givens said.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The Count '08?
During the Asian meltdown of 1998, authorities took to putting axle grease on bridge cables to deter one-way ticket climbers. Ten years later, perhaps Pasadena should consider the same:
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Monica
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I was just telling someone on Sunday that I expected the number of jumpers to go up...or rather, down. Suicide is such a cop out. Kill yourself cause you can't handle your problems, leave your loved ones to pick up the pieces. How selfish. I should blog about it! Funny how I live a block away from the bridge and am never the wiser about jumpers. Seems like it would be big neighborhood news or at least a footnote in the newsletter.
Kris Ten: Yes, u should blog about it.
Should make good reading from a sad/bad subject.
Then, let us know how to get to your blog if you want us to read it.
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