Full Text of HR0479 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Kent Crutcher of | 4 | | Normal for his 26 years of dedicated service with the Normal | 5 | | Police Department; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kent Crutcher earned his associate's degree from | 7 | | Heartland Community College in Normal and his bachelor's degree | 8 | | in criminal justice from Illinois State University in Normal; | 9 | | he also graduated from the F.B.I. National Academy, the School | 10 | | of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University, and the | 11 | | Police Training Institute in Champaign; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Kent Crutcher served his country with pride and | 13 | | distinction as a member of the United States Marine Corps from | 14 | | 1980 to 1984; he reached the rank of corporal at the time of | 15 | | his honorable discharge; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Kent Crutcher has served with the Normal Police | 17 | | Department since becoming a patrol officer in the department in | 18 | | September of 1985; he steadily ascended the department's ranks, | 19 | | becoming assistant chief in July of 1995; he served in that | 20 | | capacity until July of 2004, when he was selected to serve as | 21 | | the department's Chief of Police; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure as Chief, Kent Crutcher was | 2 | | instrumental in the creation of numerous department programs, | 3 | | including the Mental Health Early Notification Program in | 4 | | McLean County, the Normal Police Department VICE/Narcotics | 5 | | Unit, the Phone Loan Program in McLean County for Domestic | 6 | | Violence Victims, the Crisis Intervention Team in McLean | 7 | | County, the Citizens Safety Ambassador Program, the Home Safety | 8 | | Inspection Program, the Summer Youth Program for McLean County | 9 | | youth, the Youth Intervention Specialist, crime analyst, and | 10 | | computer forensics investigator positions at the Normal Police | 11 | | Department, the Sergeant's Field Training Program, the | 12 | | Departments Administrative Training Program, the School | 13 | | Resource Officer Program, and the department's crime mapping | 14 | | and online reporting systems; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Kent Crutcher has been a member of numerous civic | 16 | | and law enforcement organizations, including the Commission on | 17 | | Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, the Youth Impact | 18 | | Board, the McLean County Criminal Justice Coordinating | 19 | | Council, the Emergency Telephone Systems Board, the Minority | 20 | | and Police Partnership, Leadership McLean County, the McLean | 21 | | County Multicultural Leadership Program, the Mental Health | 22 | | Court Task Force, the International Association of Chiefs of | 23 | | Police, the F.B.I. National Academy Association, Special | 24 | | Courts, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, | 25 | | Centralized Emergency Communications Board, the Illinois |
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| 1 | | Mental Health Court Association, and the 211 Board of | 2 | | Directors; he is also a graduate of the Simon Wiesenthal Center | 3 | | of Tolerance and the National Institute Against Hate Crimes and | 4 | | Terrorism; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Kent Crutcher has been the recipient of numerous | 6 | | awards for his service, including the Law Enforcement | 7 | | Achievement Award from the Illinois State Bar Association, the | 8 | | Heartland Community College Distinguished Alumni Award, the | 9 | | McLean County Autism Society Recognition Award, and the Normal | 10 | | Police Department Life Saving Award; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Kent Crutcher serves as a model of hard work, | 12 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 13 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we congratulate Kent Crutcher for his many of dedicated service | 17 | | with the Normal Police Department and wish him success and | 18 | | happiness in his future endeavors; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Kent Crutcher as a symbol of our esteem and | 21 | | respect.
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