Suffolk County police officer delivers 3rd baby of his 5-year career

Thursday, August 9, 2018
TERRYVILLE, Long Island (WABC) -- Third time's the charm for one local police officer who helped deliver a baby at a Long Island home.

Even though Jon-Erik Negron has only served as Suffolk County police officer for five years, he's successfully helped deliver three babies on the job.
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The latest delivery happened early Thursday morning after Negron and fellow officers Brian Cann and Karl Allison responded to a 911 call of a woman giving birth at her Terryville home.

"The radio call comes over, and you're like, 'This can't really be happening again,'" Negron said.

The woman, Keri Fort, gave birth to a baby girl, and the two were transported to St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson in good condition.

"Out of the three, this was by far the easiest," Negron said.
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Last summer, Negron delivered a baby boy in the kitchen of a Mount Sinai home. The newborn, Bryce Pappalardo, wasn't breathing, so Negron quickly removed the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck and cleared fluid from the baby's airway by using a plastic syringe he found in the kitchen.



Negron is now little Bryce's godfather.



Negron also helped deliver a baby on the side of Nicolls Road in Suffolk County.

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