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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3congratulate Chief Chad Reed on his retirement and commend him
4for his decades of service to his community as a police
5officer; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Chief Reed served honorably in the United States
7Marine Corps as corporal from 1991 to 1995 and as Marine Corps
8Engineer Equipment Operator – MOS-1345, prior to serving with
9the Charleston Police Department; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Chief Reed began his police career as a patrol
11officer from April 1996 to July 2005, during which time he
12performed law enforcement and crime prevention work, enforced
13state laws and city ordinances, and protected life and
14property within Charleston by performing a combination of
15duties, including suppressant crime patrol, directing traffic,
16and issuing citations; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Chief Reed served as patrol sergeant from July
182005 to June 2009, during which time he served as a first-line
19supervisor who planned, assigned, reviewed, and evaluated the
20work of patrol officers; he also coordinated section
21activities, participated in police operations, and performed
22related work as required; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Chief Reed served as a canine officer from
2January 2002 to June 2009; he worked with two dogs, Blitz and
3Edo, and served law enforcement as a locating tool for
4criminal apprehension and narcotic detection; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Chief Reed supervised and coordinated the
6investigation of criminal cases as chief of investigations of
7the Charleston Police Department from June 2009 to February
82016; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Chief Reed assisted in daily operations of the
10police department as deputy chief from February 2016 to July
112018, which included working with the mayor and city manager
12of Charleston; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Chief Reed became chief of police in July 2018
14and has been leading a highly-trained and respected police
15department of 33 sworn officers for Charleston, a city of
1617,000 residents and home to Eastern Illinois University; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Chief Reed has been married for 30 years and is
18the devoted husband of his wife, Bretta, and the loving father
19to their children, daughter Shelby and son Wyatt; therefore,
20be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Chief
3Chad Reed on his retirement and commend him for his decades of
4service to his community as a police officer as well as his
5service to the United States through the Marine Corps; and be
6it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to Chief Reed as a symbol of our respect and esteem.