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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his outstanding work, Detective |
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Steve Boyd was named the 2010 Officer of the Year by the Plano |
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Police Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Detective Boyd, a 10-year veteran of the department |
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and a member of the Criminal Investigative Services Division, took |
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part in several high-profile cases relating to organized retail |
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theft in 2010; in June, his efforts closed down a fencing operation |
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in Plano, resulting in the issuance of two felony arrest warrants |
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for the business owner involved; and |
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WHEREAS, In another initiative, this dedicated law |
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enforcement professional was a part of an undercover investigation |
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that was instrumental in stopping a fencing operation in Dallas |
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that had ties to Plano; this was the largest known criminal |
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enterprise of its kind in the city of Dallas, and the work of |
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Detective Boyd and his colleagues made it possible to close more |
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than 1,000 active theft cases; in addition, three arrests were |
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made, three vehicles were seized, and officers were able to recover |
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nearly $35,000 in stolen merchandise linked to stores in and around |
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Plano; and |
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WHEREAS, Detective Boyd's exceptional work on these cases |
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played an important part in the Plano Police Department being |
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selected as a finalist for the Excellence in Criminal |
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Investigations Award, given annually by the International |
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Association of Chiefs of Police; moreover, in September 2010, |
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Detective Boyd was selected as the Investigator of the Year by the |
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International Association of Property Crime Investigators for his |
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proactive efforts in dealing with organized retail theft; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary career, Steve Boyd |
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has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to his profession and his |
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community, and he may take justifiable pride in this well-deserved |
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award and his many other notable accomplishments; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Detective Steve Boyd on being named |
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the 2010 Plano Police Department Officer of the Year and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Detective Boyd as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Madden |
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Laubenberg |
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Taylor of Collin |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2064 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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