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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to honor Karen Baker, the first |
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| female police officer in the history of the City of |
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| Bloomington, who will retire on June 11, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Karen Baker was hired February 25, 1985; during |
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| her 22-year law enforcement career, she served as a patrol |
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| officer, and as a Field Training Officer; she was selected to |
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| help implement a newly formed Domestic Violence Unit in 2000 |
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| and served as one of the two original Domestic Violence |
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| Investigators when the Domestic Violence Unit was a stand-alone |
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| operation; she transitioned it into the Criminal Investigation |
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| Division where she continued to serve as a General Investigator |
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| specializing in Domestic Violence cases; and
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| WHEREAS, Karen Baker has not used a single hour of sick |
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| time since May of I995;
in August of 1988 she received a letter |
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| of recognition for apprehending a suspect in a burglary in |
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| progress; and
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| WHEREAS, In June of 1995 she was recognized by the Illinois |
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| State Police for her assistance in a local gang sweep, taking |
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| wanted persons off the streets of the community; in September |
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| of 1997 the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners recognized |