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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Corporal Joshua Moer of the Texas Department of |
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Public Safety has been honored as the 2018 Trooper of the Year by |
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the International Association of Chiefs of Police in recognition of |
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his swift, decisive, and courageous actions that were instrumental |
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in saving the life of an individual who had been kidnapped; and |
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WHEREAS, On the morning of April 26, 2018, a 20-year-old |
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woman was abducted in Norman, Oklahoma, by her estranged boyfriend, |
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who held her captive during a harrowing three-hour drive; the |
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perpetrator's vehicle was spotted shortly after it crossed the |
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Oklahoma-Texas border on I-44, and numerous Texas law enforcement |
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agencies joined in a chase through the Wichita Falls area that |
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reached speeds of nearly 150 miles per hour; and |
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WHEREAS, Officers managed to lay a spike strip across the |
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road near Vernon that successfully disabled the suspect's car; |
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Corporal Moer was one of the first on the scene, and as he and other |
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officers approached, the kidnapped woman ran from the car in a |
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desperate attempt to escape; her assailant gave chase, tackled her |
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to the ground, and began to stab her; and |
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WHEREAS, Corporal Moer fired a shot and ordered the man to |
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stop; the perpetrator continued his attack, and Corporal Moer and |
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another officer fired their weapons, striking the man and killing |
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him; working in conjunction with the other first responders, |
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Corporal Moer assisted in providing first aid to the woman, who had |
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suffered more than a dozen stab wounds; thanks to the officers' |
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intervention and the prompt medical attention that followed, she |
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survived; a month later, she traveled back to Wichita Falls to |
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personally thank the individuals who rescued her; and |
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WHEREAS, Acting with calm dispatch in a critical situation, |
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Corporal Joshua Moer succeeded in stopping a near-fatal attack, and |
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his lifesaving efforts indeed merit this prestigious honor; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Corporal Joshua Moer on his |
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well-deserved selection as the 2018 Trooper of the Year by the |
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International Association of Chiefs of Police and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Moer as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |