By:  Madla                                            S.R. No. 1185
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride
    1-3  in recognizing the officers in the San Antonio Police Department
    1-4  who were responsible for the arrest of six teenagers involved in
    1-5  a brutal attack and attempted robbery on February 21, 1995, on
    1-6  Military Drive; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, At four o'clock in the afternoon on February 21,
    1-8  Ruth Mahl was washing her car at a car wash when six teenagers
    1-9  attacked her; one of the group choked and beat her, held a gun
   1-10  to her head, and tried to get the keys to her car; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, After the victim screamed, the youths ran off; a
   1-12  witness, however, called the San Antonio Police Department; within
   1-13  minutes, the six teenagers, all of whom had prior records, were
   1-14  arrested; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, The apprehension of these dangerous youths
   1-16  was due to the swift action of the following officers of the
   1-17  West Side Substation of the San Antonio Police Department:
   1-18  Sid McDonald, Daniel Zamora, Kevin Wreser, Joe Esquibel,
   1-19  Mavin Cannon, Steven Martinez, Randy Geary, Royce Basquez,
   1-20  Ruben Ramon, Steven Howard, Michael Kubena, William Biesenbach,
   1-21  and Sergeant Greg Young; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, In completing these arrests, the officers
   1-23  displayed expertise and superior judgment and the ability to deal
    2-1  ably with the sudden and unpredictable challenges of law enforcement
    2-2  duty; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, The citizens of Texas are grateful to have
    2-4  police officers such as these from the West Side Substation
    2-5  who are dedicated to making the streets of San Antonio a safer
    2-6  place in which to live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore,
    2-7  be it
    2-8        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-9  74th Legislature, hereby commend the officers from the West
   2-10  Side Substation responsible for this arrest and express continued
   2-11  support and gratitude to the San Antonio Police Department; and,
   2-12  be it further
   2-13        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-14  the West Side Substation as an expression of high regard and esteem
   2-15  from the Texas Senate.
   2-16                               ______________________________________
   2-17                                       President of the Senate
   2-18                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-19                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-20                               on May 24, 1995.
   2-21                               ______________________________________
   2-22                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-23                               ______________________________________
   2-24                                        Member, Texas Senate