[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 195 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2628]
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  HONORING OFFICER ARMANDO ALEXANDER OF THE WAUKEGAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

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                         HON. MARK STEVEN KIRK

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 19, 2007

  Mr. KIRK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Officer Armando 
Alexander of the Waukegan Police Department for his selfless act of 
heroism.
  On February 3. 2007. Officer Alexander was assisting with closing a 
local bar. At 2:49 a.m., Officer Alexander heard gunfire erupt in the 
parking lot next to the establishment. Without regard for his own 
personal safety, he ran toward the gunfire where he witnessed two 
subjects firing shots at a victim in a parked car. The victim was shot 
three times before the suspects fled. Officer Alexander then chased the 
suspects on foot through a residential development and construction 
site. He apprehended one of the suspects and recovered the firearm used 
in the crime. The second suspect was later arrested.
  Officer Alexander's outstanding efforts took two dangerous gang 
members off the streets of my district and made Waukegan, Illinois, a 
safer place.
  As a member of the Significant Incident Group on the Waukegan Police 
force, Officer Alexander is a leader and a role model for local law 
enforcement in the 10th Congressional District of Illinois.
  I am proud to count this heroic American as a constituent and a 
friend.

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