[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 154 (Friday, November 18, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2420]
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                   TRIBUTE TO DETECTIVE MIKE METZLER

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 18, 2005

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Detective Mike 
Metzler of Alton, Il. Detective Metzler, a 10-year veteran of the Alton 
Police Department, was recently awarded the Pastor Paul-Gerhard Braune 
Award for his work on the department's Crisis Intervention Team, CIT. 
This State-level award is from the National Alliance on Mental Illness 
of Illinois.
  CIT officers, like Detective Metzler, respond to situations 
concerning people in a crisis. Detective Metzler has used his training 
at a CIT office to prevent individuals from committing suicide and has 
also helped to bring calm to other dangerous situations.
  Aside from his work as a CIT officer, he also serves as the Alton 
public school police-school liaison. As well, he travels to other 
States to train officers about crisis intervention.
  I am pleased to thank Detective Metzler for his outstanding work. I 
congratulate him on his award.

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