A GONZALES POLICE OFFICER WAS HONORED FOR HIS OFF-DUTY LIFE SAVING ACTIONS. SERGEANT ERIC CEJA RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FROM THE MONTEREY COUNTY PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. CEJA WAS RECOGNIZED FOR SAVING THE LIFE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD BOY. THE BOY HAD CHOKED ON SOMETHING AND STOPPED BREATHING, CEJA PERFORMED MOUTH TO MOUTH RESUSCITATION. THE CHILD WHO LIVES 2 DOORS AWAY FROM CEJA, IS DOING FINE.
