HomeMy WebLinkAboutHonoring Sergent Ronald Nowicki for helping Solve Local Bank Robbery- Passed 5-24-10RESOLUTION
4029-10
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
May 24, 10
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Attest:
City Clerk
President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
May 25,
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Approved and signed by me May 2 5, 201.0
City Clerk
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.
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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
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