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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The City of Richardson was honored with the 2022 |
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Category 2 National Night Out award by the National Association of |
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Town Watch, providing a fitting opportunity to recognize the |
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Richardson Police Department Community Relations Unit for its |
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contributions in organizing this annual campaign; and |
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WHEREAS, National Night Out is designed to heighten crime |
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prevention awareness, generate support for local anti-crime |
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programs, and strengthen neighborhood spirit and partnerships |
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between police and the community; cities and towns across the |
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country celebrate the night with a variety of events, such as block |
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parties, cookouts, parades, festivals, and safety fairs; and |
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WHEREAS, For their National Night Out efforts in 2022, the |
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Richardson Police Department and the City of Richardson received |
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first place in the country in the category for city populations |
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between 100,000 and 300,000; the award is given based on citizen |
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participation, law enforcement involvement, organization, and |
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quality of the activities; and |
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WHEREAS, Richardson has taken part in the National Night Out |
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campaign for more than three decades; the Community Relations Unit |
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of the Richardson PD coordinates the program each year, |
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collaborating with city officials, the local fire department, |
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neighborhoods, and businesses to host the festivities; and |
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WHEREAS, The Richardson PD Community Relations Unit is led by |
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unit supervisor Sergeant Michelle Hall and receives additional |
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support from Officers Mike Scroggins, Raul Reyes, David |
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Beregszaszy, and Tommy Davis; among its many duties, the unit |
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provides crime prevention education to the community, conducts the |
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annual Citizen Police Academy, and assists homeowners |
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associations, apartment complex managers, and businesses in |
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striving for a crime free environment; and |
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WHEREAS, By organizing this important campaign, the members |
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of the Richardson Police Department Community Relations Unit have |
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demonstrated their commitment to building a stronger and safer |
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community, and they are indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Community Relations Unit of the |
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Richardson Police Department on receiving the 2022 Category 2 |
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National Night Out award from the National Association of Town |
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Watch and extend to the unit and all those associated with the |
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department 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 the Community Relations Unit as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |