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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 11 | WHEREAS, John Pozzi was promoted to deputy chief in 2018; | ||||||
| 12 | and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to John Pozzi and the Rockford Police Department.
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