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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to acknowledge the excellent police work
4performed by several law enforcement agencies during an armed
5robbery at the First National Bank in Cairo; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Police responded to a call of a robbery in
7progress at approximately 5:15 p.m. on May 15, 2014 and
8discovered 3 victims severely wounded in the employee break
9room of the First National Bank; two of the employees suffered
10fatal wounds and a third employee was in critical condition;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, The suspect fled the scene south towards Missouri;
13the Pulaski County Sheriff and the Illinois State Police
14located the vehicle on I-57 and followed it into Illinois, near
15the Canadian Northern Rail tracks; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The suspect abandoned the vehicle and fled on
17foot; he was located on top of a railroad trestle and was
18surrounded by officers from various agencies; within 45
19minutes, the suspect was apprehended by law enforcement
20personnel from the Illinois State Police, the Alexander County
21Sheriff's Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
22Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police,

 

 

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1the Cairo Police Department, the Metropolis Police Department,
2the Pulaski County Police Department, and various other
3out-of-state federal agencies and personnel from the fire
4departments of Cairo and Metropolis; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7we commend the law enforcement personnel from the Illinois
8State Police, the Alexander County Sheriff's Department, the
9Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Illinois Department of
10Natural Resources Conservation Police, the Metropolis Police
11Department, the Metropolis Fire Department, the Pulaski County
12Police Department, and various out-of-state federal agencies,
13and the personnel from the fire departments of Cairo and
14Metropolis on their work in quickly apprehending the suspect
15and give our best wishes for a quick and complete recovery to
16the woman injured in the incident; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
18presented to the Illinois State Police, the Alexander County
19Sheriff's Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
20Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police,
21the Cairo Police Department, the Cairo Fire Department, the
22Metropolis Police Department, the Metropolis Fire Department,
23and the Pulaski County Police Department.