H.R. No. 2368
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, In recognition of her expert response to a difficult
9-1-1 call, LaKesha Hammonds of the Memorial Villages Police
Department has been named a 2011 Telecommunicator of the Year by the
Commission on State Emergency Communications; and
WHEREAS, The CSEC annually honors a select set of
professionals for their exemplary handling of a specific emergency
call; and
WHEREAS, On October 1, 2010, Ms. Hammonds took a call from a
mother in distress, who said that her 13-year-old daughter had run
away; Ms. Hammonds dispatched officers to talk to the mother, who
said her daughter had not been at school when she went to pick her up
that afternoon; and
WHEREAS, Through a series of subsequent calls with the mother
and several of the girl's friends, Ms. Hammonds learned that the
girl had talked about running away on a social networking site; Ms.
Hammonds also learned that the girl had a cell phone with her, and
she immediately asked the wireless provider to help locate the
phone; and
WHEREAS, The girl was eventually discovered with an adult
companion near the Mexican border; the two were stopped by the U.S.
Border Patrol and taken into custody by the Del Rio Police
Department, and the girl was promptly returned to her grateful
mother; and
WHEREAS, Through her sound judgment, quick thinking, and
persistence, LaKesha Hammonds helped ensure a positive conclusion
to a potentially devastating situation, and she is indeed deserving
of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate LaKesha Hammonds on her receipt of
a 2011 Telecommunicator of the Year award from the Commission on
State Emergency Communications and extend to her sincere best
wishes for continued success with her important work; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Hammonds as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Woolley
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2368 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House