Full Text of HR0489 095th General Assembly
HR0489 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 Chicago Police | 4 |
| Department Lieutenant Joseph Gorman on receiving a 2007 TOP | 5 |
| COPS Award; and
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| WHEREAS, The TOP COPS Awards Ceremony was created about 14 | 7 |
| years ago by the National Association of Police Organizations; | 8 |
| the ceremony recognizes law enforcement officers for their | 9 |
| selfless acts of bravery and courage; and
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| WHEREAS, The Chicago Police Department's Narcotics and | 11 |
| Gangs Investigation Section (NAGIS) launched an investigation | 12 |
| due to the increase of homicides attributed to the New Breed | 13 |
| and Vice Lords street gangs; gang violence and retaliation | 14 |
| between the two gangs began to escalate in 2006 when both gangs | 15 |
| attempted to increase territory to sell narcotics; under the | 16 |
| supervision of Lieutenant Joseph Gorman of the Gang | 17 |
| Intelligence Unit, twenty-five police officers, detectives, | 18 |
| and sergeants were assigned to this investigation, spanning | 19 |
| three 24-hour shifts; and
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| WHEREAS, On September 18, 2006, electronic surveillance | 21 |
| orders were signed for phones belonging to high ranking members | 22 |
| of the New Breed street gang; the phone surveillance allowed |
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| officers to determine the M.O. of several homicides and | 2 |
| drive-by shootings linked to this violent gang conflict; on | 3 |
| October 27, a member of the New Breed street gang was murdered | 4 |
| while walking a ten year old girl to school; Gang Intelligence | 5 |
| prepared for the retaliation they anticipated was imminent; and
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| WHEREAS, Intercepted conversations on October 30, 2006 | 7 |
| revealed that the New Breeds were planning a calculated hit; | 8 |
| NAGIS teams assigned to watch a stolen vehicle being used by | 9 |
| the gang observed three offenders get into the car, armed with | 10 |
| firearms; police surveillance revealed that two gang leaders | 11 |
| had ordered a hit through a cell phone conversation; | 12 |
| consequently, Lieutenant Gorman assembled his teams in covert | 13 |
| and unmarked vehicles and prepared to follow the stolen car; | 14 |
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| WHEREAS, Recognizing that the hit was to be executed in a | 16 |
| residential area near a school where children would soon be | 17 |
| dismissed, Lieutenant Gorman ordered his units to move in and | 18 |
| surround the stolen vehicle to avoid a potentially fatal and | 19 |
| disastrous pursuit; he and Sgt. James Sanchez exited their | 20 |
| vehicle and approached the suspect's vehicle, surrounding it | 21 |
| from both sides; as the rear passenger raised an AK47 type | 22 |
| rifle, Gorman immediately responded by firing at the offender; | 23 |
| he then observed the driver reaching into the waistband of his | 24 |
| pants, and ordered him to show his hands; when he failed to |
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| comply, Gorman fired several times at the driver; he also | 2 |
| observed that the rear passenger had not released the AK47; Lt. | 3 |
| Gorman then fired his remaining rounds and stepped back to | 4 |
| reload; assisting officers moved forward, and after more shots | 5 |
| were exchanged, the gunfire ceased; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Thanks to the actions of Lieutenant Gorman and his | 7 |
| team, innocent citizens were protected from highly volatile and | 8 |
| violent criminals; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| congratulate Chicago Police Department Lieutenant Joseph | 12 |
| Gorman on receiving a 2007 TOP COPS Award and wish him | 13 |
| continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 14 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Lieutenant Joseph Gorman as a symbol of our esteem | 17 |
| and respect.
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