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Streator officers commended for actions during tornado · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Streeter officers commended for actions during tornado. Written by Bill Frescos.
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  Speaker 1: This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  Speaker 1: to you by Everlett. Two Streeter police officers were commended
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  Speaker 1: for their actions in the immediate aftermath of the June
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  Speaker 1: eleventh tornado. Interim Police Chief Robert Wood presented commendations to
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  Speaker 1: officers Thomas Walker and Cipriano Lopez during Streeter City Council's
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  Speaker 1: regular meeting on Wednesday night. Wood said both officers began
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  Speaker 1: going door to door through a severely damaged area shortly
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  Speaker 1: after the tornado hit that evening, searching for residents who
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  Speaker 1: needed help, despite down power lines and other hazards. Both
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  Speaker 1: men were credited with locating a resident trapped beneath debris
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  Speaker 1: and helping remove enough wreckage to free the individual so
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  Speaker 1: medical personnel could provide treatment. He then continued searching the
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  Speaker 1: affected neighborhood on foot for others who might need assistance.
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  Speaker 1: The chief recognized the officer's courage and said they remained
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  Speaker 1: calm during the department's response to the storm. Their professionalism, dedication,
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  Speaker 1: and commitment to serving the community exemplify the values of
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  Speaker 1: the street or Police department. Woods said during the presentation