Full Text of HR0741 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives | 3 | | congratulates Rockford Police Department Deputy Chief John | 4 | | Pozzi on his retirement and commends his dedicated and | 5 | | exemplary service to
Illinoisans in Winnebago County; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, John Pozzi was born in Rockford on April 22, 1966; | 7 | | he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Law Enforcement | 8 | | Administration from Western Illinois University; he | 9 | | subsequently graduated from the
Northwestern University School | 10 | | of Police Staff and Command; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, A 31 year veteran of the Rockford Police | 12 | | Department, John Pozzi launched his career as a patrol officer | 13 | | on June 20, 1988; in 1933, he was promoted and assigned to the | 14 | | Investigative Services
Bureau where served as a gang detective, | 15 | | a youth detective, and a violent crimes detective; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In 2004, John Pozzi was promoted to sergeant and | 17 | | assigned to the Field Services Bureau; during this period, he | 18 | | served as a patrol sergeant as well as a special operations | 19 | | sergeant; he supervised several operations, including night | 20 | | shift patrol, the Bicycle Unit, the Rockford Housing Authority | 21 | | Unit, and the M3 Streets Team; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, By 2012, John Pozzi was promoted to lieutenant and | 2 | | assigned to the Field Services
Bureau; he voluntarily returned | 3 | | to the rank of sergeant in August 2013 and was assigned to the | 4 | | Field Services Patrol Division and then the Pilot Police | 5 | | District Neighborhood Response Unit; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 2015, John Pozzi was re-assigned as commander | 7 | | of the Field Services Bureau Day Shift; by 2016, he was | 8 | | promoted again to lieutenant and assigned to District 3 | 9 | | Afternoon and
Night Shift; in 2017, John was promoted to | 10 | | assistant deputy chief and was then assigned to
District 3; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Pozzi was promoted to deputy chief in 2018; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his career, John Pozzi served as a | 14 | | field training officer, firearms
instructor, SWAT Team member | 15 | | and commander, Dignitary Protection Team member and | 16 | | supervisor, Canine Unit commander, Traffic Unit commander, | 17 | | Pilot Police District team leader, Illinois Department of | 18 | | Corrections policing liaison, and Rockford Housing Authority | 19 | | policing liaison; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, John Pozzi also served as an executive board | 21 | | member of the Police Benevolent
and Protective Association; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The community is grateful for John Pozzi's | 2 | | continued passion for his profession and moving
leadership; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Rockford Police Department Deputy Chief John | 7 | | Pozzi on his retirement and commend his dedicated and exemplary | 8 | | service to Winnebago County; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to John Pozzi and the Rockford Police Department.
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