Quick action taken by rookie Bronx NYPD officers saves choking toddler

A routine radio call turned into a lifesaving rescue for two rookie Bronx police officers who used their academy training to save a choking toddler.

Officers Megan Ficken and Freddy Cerpa, each with less than a year on the force, responded to a call on Jan. 16 that brought them to a Soundview apartment building, where a 2-year-old boy was unconscious and not breathing.

“When we arrived, the baby was on the ground, unconscious, eyes closed,” Ficken said…

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