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Mattoon Police Officer Saves Newborn`s Life

Updated: January 7, 2009
A baby in Mattoon is alive thanks in part to the quick thinking of a police officer. David Pearcy, Jr. was born eleven days ago in this apartment in Mattoon. At the time, he was purple and wasn`t breathing. His mom dialed 911, and Officer John Hedges was

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