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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are pleased to thank Chicago Police Officer |
| 4 | | Dennis Pociask of Chicago for his hard work during the NATO |
| 5 | | Summit; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, He began his law enforcement career in 1997, |
| 7 | | working as a police officer and acting field training officer, |
| 8 | | assigned to the 13th District; in 2004, he was assigned to an |
| 9 | | elite city-wide unit focusing on the reduction of crime in |
| 10 | | Chicago; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 2011, he was assigned to an elite team, the |
| 12 | | Area South Saturation Team, that saturates violent zones within |
| 13 | | the City of Chicago with a police presence in order to combat |
| 14 | | gang conflicts that may erupt; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, He graduated from Quigley North High School; he |
| 16 | | received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Law Enforcement |
| 17 | | Management, with honors, from Calumet College of St. Joseph; he |
| 18 | | minored in criminal justice and sociology at Niles College of |
| 19 | | Loyola University; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, He is a 14th Ward Aldermanic Advisory Member; he |
| 21 | | serves on the local school council; he is an athletic coach; |
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| 1 | | and he is a member of the Polish American Police Association; |
| 2 | | and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Officer Pociask is certified in CPR; he has |
| 4 | | specialized training in Conflict Management, |
| 5 | | investigation/search procedures, security and emergency |
| 6 | | response, crisis and diversity management, disaster and |
| 7 | | emergency preparedness, counter terrorism techniques, crowd |
| 8 | | and disaster control, modern community policing, strategic |
| 9 | | operations, recruit evaluation, problem solving, report |
| 10 | | preparation, G8/NATO, lomar, crisis intervention, and training |
| 11 | | to be an instructor in the Special Olympics; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, He has received the life saving award, a |
| 13 | | department commendation, numerous honorable mentions, various |
| 14 | | department salutes, the outstanding achievement award, |
| 15 | | numerous fitness awards, and letters of praise from citizens of |
| 16 | | the City of Chicago; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 18 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 19 | | we thank Officer Pociask for his hard work and dedication to |
| 20 | | making Chicago a safe place to work, live, and enjoy; and be it |
| 21 | | further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |