[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 33 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1155]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       TRIBUTE TO NEIL ROBERTSON

 Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Madam President, I wish to pay tribute to a 
Connecticut resident who recently demonstrated extraordinary capability 
and heroism. Officer Neil Robertson of the Norwalk Police Department 
was on patrol this past Tuesday, February 24, when he drove by a 
railroad crossing and noticed a vehicle partially stopped on the 
tracks. He also saw that a train was approaching. The driver of the 
vehicle, who may not have been aware of the train, was unable to move 
forward because of gridlock in the intersection ahead. Officer 
Robertson quickly and accurately judged the impending danger. He 
immediately leapt from his car and directed traffic to move forward, 
allowing the driver of the stuck vehicle to escape the path of the 
oncoming train just seconds before it passed through the crossing.
  Officer Robertson is a 4-year veteran of the Norwalk Police 
Department. He deserves the highest praise not just for his choice to 
enter a career in public service but for his speedy and decisive 
actions to avert a potentially disastrous accident. I know that all of 
Connecticut joins me in honoring and thanking him for his exemplary 
performance in the line of duty.

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