This officer was checking on the welfare of an elderly woman when he saw her overgrown lawn. So he mowed her grass

A Minnesota police officer is being praised for going above and beyond the call of duty — with a lawnmower

A Minnesota police officer is being praised for going above and beyond the call of duty -- with a lawnmower.

Orono police officer Matt Siltala responded to a recent call to check on the welfare of an elderly woman. After seeing she was OK, he asked her why her yard was so overgrown."She said she doesn't have anyone to mow for her," Orono police said in a post on Facebook."He grabbed her mower and cut the front yard."In a Facebook photo Siltala is seen pushing a gas-powered mower Thursday through thick grass beside the woman's driveway.

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