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Palos Park, IL – A heartwarming story shared by the Palos Park Police Department is resonating with communities across Illinois. The department highlighted a CBS On the Road feature showing how one police officer’s compassion helped a grieving widow rebuild her life after living in a cemetery.
According to CBS journalist Steve Hartman, Rhea Holmes had lost her husband and spent several months sleeping beside his grave in Syracuse, New York. When a police officer found her there, instead of making an arrest, he offered help — connecting her with housing resources and emotional support…