Full Text of HR0936 95th General Assembly
HR0936 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Joliet police | 4 |
| officer Richard Trafton on the occasion of being the recipient | 5 |
| of the Exchange Club of Joliet's Police Officer of the Year | 6 |
| award; and
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| WHEREAS, Officer Richard Trafton is a 13-year veteran with | 8 |
| the Joliet Police Department; and
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| WHEREAS, On the date of June 14, 2007, Joliet Police | 10 |
| Officer Michael Sheridan was approached by an individual who | 11 |
| stated that another subject had stabbed him and attempted to | 12 |
| stab his baby in a nearby apartment building; Officer Richard | 13 |
| Trafton, along with Officers Smyth and Sova, arrived as backup | 14 |
| for Officer Sheridan; Officers Trafton, Sheridan, and Smyth | 15 |
| entered the front of the apartment building while Officer Sova | 16 |
| secured the rear of the building; and
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| WHEREAS, Upon entering the building, Officers Trafton, | 18 |
| Sheridan, and Smyth found the subject squatting on a second | 19 |
| floor landing with his hands not visible; after Officer | 20 |
| Sheridan ordered the subject to show his hands, the subject | 21 |
| rose to his feet and shuffled toward Officer Sheridan, stabbing | 22 |
| him twice with a concealed knife he was carrying; Officer |
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| Trafton, in a act of extreme bravery, pulled Officer Sheridan | 2 |
| away from the subject and fired one round at the subject; after | 3 |
| handing Officer Sheridan to Officer Smyth, Officer Trafton | 4 |
| ordered the subject to drop the knife; the subject regained his | 5 |
| balance and attempted to attack the officers, at which point | 6 |
| Officer Trafton was forced to fire a second round at the | 7 |
| subject, fatally wounding him; and
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| WHEREAS, Due to the extreme bravery and quick thinking of | 9 |
| Officer Richard Trafton, a fellow officer's life was saved and | 10 |
| a dangerous subject was prevented from causing further harm to | 11 |
| the citizens of the City of Joliet; such acts are indicative of | 12 |
| Officer Trafton's intense dedication and loyalty to the safety | 13 |
| and well-being of his fellow man; and
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| WHEREAS, On February 19, 2008, Officer Richard Trafton will | 15 |
| be presented with the Police Officer of the Year award by the | 16 |
| Exchange Club of Joliet for his years of dedicated service in a | 17 |
| ceremony in his honor; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| congratulate Officer Richard Trafton on the occasion of being | 21 |
| the recipient of the Police Officer of the Year award and wish | 22 |
| him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 23 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Richard Trafton as a symbol of our esteem and | 3 |
| respect.
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