[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2236]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO OFFICER ANTHONY ROACH AND OFFICER RICHARD ISAACS

 Mr. PAUL. Madam President, today I rise to honor Officers 
Anthony Roach and Richard Isaacs of the Louisville Metro Police 
Department. On August 16, 2023, Officers Roach and Isaacs responded to 
a call of a woman screaming for help from a home in West Louisville. 
Upon arriving at the scene, the officers saw a woman in distress on the 
second floor but discovered that all the windows and doors on the first 
floor were barricaded. Fortunately, neighbors lent a ladder to the 
officers, and they were able to enter a window on the second floor that 
had been shattered.
  Once inside the house, Officers Roach and Isaacs found the woman with 
a chain around her neck that was bolted to the floor. The officers 
sprang into action with a hatchet found in the room, and they freed her 
from the floor. Once outside, first responders used bolt cutters to 
remove the chain and finally free the victim. Within 2 days, Louisville 
Metro police officers were able to make an arrest in the case.
  Officers Roach and Isaacs are to be commended for their heroic and 
lifesaving actions. Despite the potential risk to themselves, the 
officers put the life of victim before their own. Louisville is 
fortunate to have these brave men serving our communities and 
protecting Kentuckians. May the actions of each of these officers be 
forever remembered as a clear display of heroism in action.

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