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Jackson Township officer cooks for senior after medical alert response

A Jackson Township police officer is being praised for helping an elderly woman in need. Officer James Reynolds responded to 84-year-old Eleanor Metzker's home after she used her medical alert system.

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Sep 14, 2015, 10:57 PM

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