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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Baytown Police Department is mourning the loss |
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of a much-loved member of its unit, K-9 officer Lenin, who passed |
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away on March 9, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on August 26, 2020, in Hungary, the Maliherd |
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was assigned to Baytown K-9 Officer Hunter Kinzie; the duo |
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completed training both in-house and at the Houston K9 Academy, |
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earning certification in August 2022; Lenin was the department's |
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first Explosive Ordnance Detection K-9, and he and Officer Kinzie |
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conducted a number of large explosive sweeps in the Baytown area; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In February 2023, Officer Kinzie and Lenin |
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participated in a seminar in Dothan, Alabama; competing against 75 |
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other K-9 teams, they won the Top Bomb Dog Award and finished second |
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in the Bomb Scramble contest and third in the Bomb Vehicles event; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Although the death of this exemplary police dog has |
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brought great sadness to many, K-9 officer Lenin will forever be |
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remembered for the courage and enthusiasm with which he performed |
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his duties as well as for the special camaraderie he shared with his |
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handler and colleagues; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of K-9 officer Lenin |
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and extend sincere condolences to Officer Hunter Kinzie and the |
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other members of the Baytown Police Department. |