🔺  Wildwood Police called to a business on West Rio Grande Ave

🔺  Disturbed man threatened to shoot officers

🔺  Police de-escalated the situation.  No one injured

Police officers face a myriad of situations every day.

Each situation requires a different set of skills.

One of the most important skills an officer is taught is de-escalation.

It would be easy to get caught up in the moment, and try to out-shout those you are dealing with.

In most cases, knowing how to turn down the heat, can be just as important as physical skills.

In some cases, the ability to de-escalate a situation can be a life-saving skill.

Last Friday officers from the Wildwood Police Department responded to a call for help at a business on West Rio Grande Avenue.

Police say they received a call about a man threatening the employees inside the store.

When police arrived, a man started screaming at officers to stand back, and told them he had a gun.

The employees were able to leave the store, and the officers began to use their de-escalation skills to talk the man down.

At this point, officers still weren't sure what they were dealing as the man kept his hands out of sight.

The man refused to obey the officers' orders and kept telling the officers he wanted them to shoot him.

While police did their best to calm the situation, one of the officers was able to shoot what police described as, a "conducted energy device" (taser?) that stunned the man long enough for police to neutralize the situation.

Police identified the suspect as 60-year-old Ronald Norbeck of Rio Grande.

The man was taken into custody with no injuries to employees, cops, or the suspect.

Police say Norbeck has been charged with multiple offenses that include,

▪️2nd-degree robbery

▪️3rd-degree terroristic threats

▪️3rd-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose

▪️4th-degree possession of a weapon

▪️4th-degree aggravated assault

▪️4th-degree obstruction

Norbeck was checked by medical, and then transported to the Cape May County Correctional Center.

Although the officers involved weren't identified, all involved credited their skills for bringing this dangerous situation to a successful end.