ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N.J. - A New Jersey police officer is being hailed a hero for rescuing a dog from a second-floor deck during a house fire over the summer.Newly released body camera footage from August shows Atlantic Highlands Patrolman Travis Sodon arrive at a home with smoke billowing from the windows and alarms blaring.Once Officer Sodon learns that everyone made it out of the home safely, he is told that two dogs still remain inside.
With help from Sergeant Brian Phair and some good samaritans, Officer Sodon drags a scaffold to the side of the 15-foot high porch and climbs on top to find a brown dog huddled near the corner of the porch.Using a chair for an extra boost, Officer Sodon reaches over the porch railing, grabs the pup, and.