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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Detective John Atteberry 
4on the occasion of his retirement from the Bloomington Police 
5Department after 22 years of service; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Detective Atteberry was hired by the Bloomington 
7Police Department in Bloomington, Illinois on January 6, 1997; 
8he started in the Patrol Division, where he worked the second 
9and third shifts for four years; in January 2001, he was moved 
10into the Vice Narcotics United, where he worked felony-level 
11drug cases; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Detective Atteberry was deputized with the United 
13States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and he worked 
14jointly with the DEA, the Bloomington Police Department, and 
15the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 
16(ATF) on the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force 
17(OCDETF); his work there led to several arrests where state and 
18federal charges were filed; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, In 2007, Detective Atteberry joined the Criminal 
20Investigation Division of the Bloomington Police Department, 
21and he has led or participated in a variety of high-level 
22cases, from aggravated battery to homicide; and
  
 
  
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Detective Atteberry will enjoy his retirement 
2with his wife, Tracy, and his children, Marissa and Nicholas; 
3therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
5HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
6congratulate Detective John Atteberry on his retirement from 
7the Bloomington Police Department, and we thank him for his 
8service to the State of Illinois; we wish him the best in his 
9future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to Detective Atteberry as an expression of our esteem 
12and respect..