Honoring Sergent Ronald Nowicki for helping Solve Local Bank Robbery- Passed 5-24-10

Home Browse Search

Resolution No. 4 0 2 9 -10 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, HONORING AND PUBLICLY CONGRATULATING SERGEANT RONALD NOWICKI OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR HIS EXEMPLARY WORK IN SOLVING A LOCAL BANK ROBBERY WHICH RESULTED IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION BY THE FBI FOR HIS ACTIONS G'ls'~„~ the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that in calendar year 2009 there were 96,699 police dispatches and calls for service in the City of South Bend, Indiana; and ~~, the Council recognizes that the South Bend Police Department has an ongoing commitment to top level training and technology, and have developed many meaningful partnerships with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies which have fostered strong ties and many cooperative efforts among the agencies; and ~~ a shining example of just one of these cooperative efforts formed among these several law enforcement agencies involved a bank robbery which occurred at the Teachers Credit Union located at 1930 Ireland Road in the southern area of South Bend, on December 7, 2009; and ~~ in light of the exemplary and dedicated efforts of Sergeant Ronald Nowicki, a 16-year veteran of the South Bend Police Department, who conducted a joint investigation of the bank robbery with agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Indiana, three (3) suspects who were taken into custody without incident, and will be brought to justice for last December's holdup-style robbery. cJV~, c~T,~, ~ ~ ~G~d, !~ t~ ~ ~~l ~~ °~ c-~.~ ~~d, cam,, as follows: Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council hereby publicly congratulates and honors SERGEANT RONALD NOWICKI, a 16-year veteran of the South Bend Police Department for coordinating the apprehension of the three (3) bank robbery suspects, all of which were arrested by the FBI, and recently indicted on federal bank robbery charges by a federal grand jury. As a result of Sgt Nowicki's skills and dedication, and his work with FBI Agents Tim Theriault and Tom Weber, and their joint investigative efforts, the residents of the City of South Bend, Indiana, can feel much safer as a result of their actions. Section II. The South Bend Common Council honors Sergeant Nowicki, and believes that he is most deserving of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's special recognition for his efforts. The Common Council is most grateful for all law enforcement personnel who are ded~ng their careers to preserving and protecting the citizens and businesses of our community. Section II . This esolution shall be in full force C cil an p ~o al`by Mayor. Derek D. Dieter, 1S;Dct and after its adoption by the J. D i~ i H ct to y" Kirsi}Z,~~t Large Karen L. White, At Large A. Varner, 5"' District ~~-~ ~,~/ t ` ~ ~-~ \ Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney c~ cc~dq~tedt~Z'f~``d~ ~c~, zoo. hn V orde, City Clerk Stephen J. Lu e, Mayor of South Bend