Video: NC officer calms suicidal, autistic teen

By Joe Marusak The Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The story of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who calmed an autistic and potentially suicidal high school student has gone viral with 700,000 likes on the department’s Facebook page. To build a connection with the student, Officer Tim Purdy sat next to him on the ground, talked things through and even got him laughing, police …
Source: Police Updates
Video: NC officer calms suicidal, autistic teen