05 LC 98
0789
House
Resolution 644
By:
Representatives Marin of the
96th,
Richardson of the
19th,
Porter of the
143rd,
Floyd of the
99th,
Heard of the
104th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the Gwinnett County Police Department's Uniform and Communications Divisions and
SWAT Team and inviting their members to appear before the House of
Representatives; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
shortly after 9:50 A.M. on the morning of March 12, 2005, an Emergency 911
operator with the Gwinnett County Police Department's Communications Division
received a phone call reporting the whereabouts of police suspect Brian G.
Nichols; and
WHEREAS,
immediately after receiving the information, a Gwinnett County police officer
responded to the address at the Bridgewater apartments in Duluth and called for
backup; and
WHEREAS,
within a matter of minutes, the SWAT Team, composed of 50 to 58 highly trained
and dedicated officers, arrived at the complex and surrounded the suspect;
and
WHEREAS,
by 11:30 A.M., the suspect, waving a white t-shirt, surrendered to the SWAT
officers without incident; and
WHEREAS,
the skill and expertise of the Gwinnett County Police Department brought one of
Georgia's most intense and dangerous manhunts to a safe and successful close,
and it is highly fitting and proper that the Uniform and Communications
Divisions and SWAT Team be recognized appropriately for their outstanding
bravery, sacrifice, and devotion to duty and especially for their outstanding
performance on March 12, 2005.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in commending the Gwinnett County Police Department's Uniform and
Communications Divisions and SWAT Team for their excellence and professionalism
during the events of March 12, 2005, and their untiring dedication to protecting
the lives of their fellow citizens.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Gwinnett County Police Department's
Uniform and Communications Divisions and SWAT Team are invited to appear before
the House of Representatives for the purposes of being recognized by the House
and receiving an appropriate copy of this resolution at a day and time to be set
by the Speaker of the House.