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Quincy Police Chief Kieth Siebert, right, presents an award to QPD officer Stephen Harder, left, and QPD Sergeant Jazzlynn Silva, center, recognizing their rescue of a woman from a burning house Jan. 10.

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Quincy PD officers recognized for rescue
February 9, 2023 5:37 p.m.

Quincy PD officers recognized for rescue

QUINCY — The fire had already engulfed the front of the house when Quincy Police Sergeant Jazzlynn Silva and QPD Officer Stephen Harder arrived on the scene. For their actions after they got there, Silva and Harder received an award from the city, another from Grant County Fire District 3, and a standing ovation from the crowd at the ceremony Tuesday. It was Jan. 10, and Harder said he had just returned to patrol. “I literally was two blocks from the station,” he said, and dispatchers notified him of an emergency, a structure fire on L Street Southwest...