Posted on 10/25/2016 7:35:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Officer Mike Roberson helped save Mary Ellen Cancilla’s life. Then he helped rebuild it.
It was due in part to Roberson’s persistence that officers this past summer found the 68-year-old Cancilla, weakened by radiation therapy, collapsed on her bedroom floor.
But as he looked around her cluttered, under-kept home, Roberson, a 17-year San Jose Police Department member, Air Force veteran, and long-active community volunteer, felt the need to do more.
He observed a home that had fallen far behind in upkeep, filled with decades of no-longer-used belongings and other accumulated items dating back to when Cancilla’s family moved into the home in the 1950s. He saw a cracked toilet, mold, and other detritus that struck a nerve with him.
Roberson knew Cancilla had narrowly escaped with her life when he and the officers found her on that fateful July day. He could not imagine a scenario where after all she had gone through in recovering, she would go back to a home in that condition.
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Special man.
Wow, what an incredible story! Officer Mike Roberson is full of love.
Wow. There really are some wonderful people in the world. God bless him.
This made my screen blurry. God bless that young man in every bit of his life.
Good story, great dead.
Great story, thanks for posting this!
What a sweetie!
Stupid evil cop. Him and his evil jack booted cop thug buddies are just stealing her stuff and casing the place for when they can really rip it off.
Oh, I’m sorry, I slipped into my liberal alter ego for a few seconds.
Back to my real American attitude
Awesome job and typical of what most police officers are all about. These officers are a great example of caring neighbors
Please note the SJ police chief is a racist La Raza person who hates white people, and who colluded with the DNC to get trump supporters beaten. Hew is a criminal who should be in prison.
Will this cop be reprimanded, then, for his good works?
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