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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Rockford
4Police Department K9 Officer Nyx, who was killed in the line of
5duty on January 28, 2024; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Nyx was a seven-year-old Belgian Malinois from
7Belarus who completed her training in 2018 before joining the
8department on October 1st of that same year; she was trained in
9narcotics detection, evidence recovery, human tracking, and
10apprehension; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Nyx was a trailblazer in the Rockford Police
12Department; she was the first female dog that provided these
13services in the Rockford community; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Nyx and her partner, Officer Vargas, were
15dedicated to protecting and serving their community and
16apprehending violent offenders; Officer Vargas is left with
17the responsibility of carrying out their duties in her honor;
18therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
20HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we mourn the passing of Nyx and extend our sincere condolences

 

 

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1to Officer Vargas, the Rockford Police Department, and all
2those who loved her; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
4presented to the Rockford Police Department and Officer Vargas
5as an expression of our deepest sympathy.