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Bernabei retires from Peru PD after 45 years in law enforcement · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Bernabay retires from Peru PD after forty five years in
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  Speaker 1: law enforcement. Written by Tom Collins, this article is being
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  Speaker 1: Doug Burnabay, longtime police chief in Spring Valley in Peru,
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  Speaker 1: is retiring from the Peru Police Department effective August thirty first.
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  Speaker 1: I leave this profession with profound gratitude for the opportunities, friendships,
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  Speaker 1: and experiences it has afforded me, Bernabay wrote in a
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  Speaker 1: retirement letter to Chief Sarah Raymond and the department. The
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  Speaker 1: Spring Valley native graduated from Saint Bete Academy in nineteen
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  Speaker 1: seventy eight and joined the Spring Valley Police Department as
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  Speaker 1: a dispatcher. After a year at Illinois Valley Community College,
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  Speaker 1: he earned a bachelor's degree from Illinois State University and
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  Speaker 1: became a sworn officer in Spring Valley. He did stints
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  Speaker 1: in law enforcement in Crest Hill and Brayden, Florida, before
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  Speaker 1: returning to Spring Valley in the early nineteen nineties to
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  Speaker 1: become chief. He later became chief of police in Peru.
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  Speaker 1: At both stops, he oversaw the construction of new police
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  Speaker 1: departments and was instrumental in the formation of Illinois Valley
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  Speaker 1: Regional Dispatch. Doug burn A. Bay has been an integral
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  Speaker 1: part of my career from day one, Raymonds said. He's
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  Speaker 1: been a fellow officer, a mentor, and friend. His knowledge
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  Speaker 1: and expertise will definitely be missed. After forty five years
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  Speaker 1: of dedication to law enforcement, he is finally getting his
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  Speaker 1: well deserved retirement, and we all wish him the best
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  Speaker 1: in his next endeavor, albeit not too far away. I
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  Speaker 1: wish him congratulations that I'm extremely grateful to have gotten
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  Speaker 1: to learn from him over my last twenty three years.