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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to acknowledge the good police work
4performed by several law enforcement agencies during an armed
5robbery at the First National Bank in Cairo; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Police responded to a call of a robbery in
7progress at approximately 5:15p.m. on May 15, 2014 and
8discovered 3 victims severely wounded in the employee break
9room of the First National Bank; two of the employees suffered
10fatal wounds and a third employee was in critical condition;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, The suspect fled the scene south towards Missouri;
13State Police located the vehicle on I-57, and followed it into
14Illinois, near the Canadian Northern Rail tracks; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The suspect abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot
16where he was located on top of a railroad trestle and was
17surrounded by officers from various agencies; within 45
18minutes, the suspect was apprehended by law enforcement
19personnel from the Illinois State Police, the Alexander County
20Sheriff's Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
21Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police,
22the Cairo Police Department, the Metropolis Police Department,

 

 

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1the Pulaski County Police Department, and various other
2out-of-state federal agencies and personnel from the fire
3departments of Cairo and Metropolis; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6we commend the law enforcement personnel from the Illinois
7State Police, the Alexander County Sheriff's Department, the
8Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Illinois Department of
9Natural Resources Conservation Police, the Metropolis Police
10Department, the Metropolis Fire Department, the Pulaski County
11Police Department, and various out-of-state federal agencies,
12and the personnel from the fire departments of Cairo and
13Metropolis on their work in quickly apprehending the suspect
14and give our best wishes for a quick and complete recovery to
15the woman injured in the incident; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
17presented to the Illinois State Police, the Alexander County
18Sheriff's Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
19Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police,
20the Cairo Police Department, the Cairo Fire Department, the
21Metropolis Police Department, the Metropolis Fire Department,
22and the Pulaski County Police Department.