'Jump' played as man threatened to leap

As police negotiated with a man threatening to jump from an overpass, the Van Halen song 'Jump' played on their radios.

The broadcast could not have been heard by the man, who at the time was hanging on the overpass, in Omaha, Nebraska, police spokesman Sgt Dan Cisar said.

The man, wanted for questioning over domestic violence, surrendered after four hours.

Chief Don Carey said the broadcast was inappropriate and ordered an investigation. Lyrics to the song include "Might as well jump. Jump! Go ahead, jump."

Cisar said: "We hope this isn't one of our officers, and if it is they will be dealt with very swiftly. But we can't count out the possibility it is somebody from another agency."

Police and other public safety agencies have access to the frequency on which the song was played, he said. Someone who found a lost or stolen police radio also could have transmitted the song.