Full Text of HR0052 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Illinois State Police | 4 | | Director Leo P. Schmitz on the occasion of his retirement; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Director Schmitz has a law enforcement career | 6 | | spanning nearly 30 years, dating back to
1986 when he joined | 7 | | Chicago Police Department (CPD) as a police officer; he was | 8 | | later promoted to the Joint Robbery Task Force, where he and | 9 | | his partners made over 500 robbery arrests; after
being shot | 10 | | twice in 1996 in pursuit of a robbery suspect, whom he also
| 11 | | apprehended, he was presented with the Illinois Law Enforcement
| 12 | | Medal of Honor by then-Gov. James Edgar, the Chicago | 13 | | Superintendent's
Award of Valor, and the Blue Star Award by the | 14 | | Chicago Police Department; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Director Schmitz rose through the ranks of the CPD | 16 | | and received
numerous awards for his service; in 2009, he was | 17 | | selected to lead CPD's
Gang Enforcement Unit; his
unit was | 18 | | recognized for its success with a Meritorious Citation; in | 19 | | 2012, he was assigned to lead Chicago's Englewood District, | 20 | | which saw a 44% drop in homicide and a 14% reduction in | 21 | | shootings in his first year; that same year, he was promoted to | 22 | | deputy chief,
a role in which he served until his CPD | 23 | | retirement in January 2015; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Director Schmitz was appointed Director of the | 2 | | Illinois State Police in February 2015; during his tenure, the | 3 | | Illinois
State Police completed Procedural Justice and Police | 4 | | Legitimacy training,
saw a reduction in the number of fatal | 5 | | crashes and fatalities, a reduction
in the number of expressway | 6 | | shootings, an updated State Police Crime
Lab's Laboratory | 7 | | Information Management System (LIMS), NARCAN Training and
| 8 | | Distribution, and a successful Statewide 9-1-1 Implementation | 9 | | Measures;
troopers saw upgraded uniform holsters and | 10 | | tourniquets; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we congratulate Illinois State Police Director Leo P. Schmitz | 14 | | on his retirement, and we wish him the best in all his future | 15 | | endeavors; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Director Schmitz as a symbol of our respect and | 18 | | esteem.
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