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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dwight Baird, | ||||||
| 4 | Village of Oswego Chief of Police, for receiving the 2014 | ||||||
| 5 | Police Chief of the Year Award from the Illinois State Crime | ||||||
| 6 | Commission Board; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Chief Dwight Baird was awarded Police Chief of the | ||||||
| 8 | Year because of his dedication to combating crime through | ||||||
| 9 | proven experience and professionalism, which he has committed | ||||||
| 10 | to the residents of the Village of Oswego; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Chief Dwight Baird has dedicated 23 years of | ||||||
| 12 | service to law enforcement, 11 of which he has served as Chief | ||||||
| 13 | of Police in the Village of Oswego, where he is known for | ||||||
| 14 | reducing crime through community crime prevention, fiscal | ||||||
| 15 | accountability, and procuring the necessary tools for | ||||||
| 16 | protecting the residents of Oswego; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Chief Dwight Baird has proven to be a leader in | ||||||
| 18 | law enforcement by educating himself and his staff on the | ||||||
| 19 | newest updated technology and policies available to law | ||||||
| 20 | enforcement; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Chief Dwight Baird's leadership and devotion to | ||||||
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| 1 | law enforcement has earned the Oswego Police Department | ||||||
| 2 | National Accreditation from the National Board of Commission on | ||||||
| 3 | Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, which is a | ||||||
| 4 | performance level that only 3% of departments nationwide have | ||||||
| 5 | achieved; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Chief Dwight Baird received his Bachelor's Degree | ||||||
| 7 | in Criminal Justice from Aurora University and his Master's | ||||||
| 8 | Degree in Law Enforcement Justice Administration from Western | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois University; he is also a graduate of the Federal | ||||||
| 10 | Bureau of Investigations National Academy; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Chief Dwight Baird is the only son of Thomas and | ||||||
| 12 | Marilyn Baird and the father of Bobby Baird; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 14 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 15 | we congratulate Dwight Baird for receiving the 2014 Police | ||||||
| 16 | Chief of the Year Award from the Illinois State Crime | ||||||
| 17 | Commission Board and commend him for his dedication and | ||||||
| 18 | selfless commitment to law enforcement and the residents of the | ||||||
| 19 | Village of Oswego and the professionalism he instills upon his | ||||||
| 20 | staff; and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 22 | presented to Police Chief Dwight Baird as a symbol of our | ||||||
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| 1 | respect and esteem.
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