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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING INVESTIGATOR DANAKELLY HAMPTON
WHEREAS, Investigator DanaKelly Hampton joined the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office in March of 2015; and
WHEREAS, on April 26th, 2017, Medical Examiner’s Office Investigator DanaKelly Hampton responded to a reported death scene at 1209 E. 53rd St. in Chicago, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, upon entering the room, Investigator Hampton noticed what she recognized from her training and experience to be a makeshift apparatus for making methamphetamine and a blue crystalline subject on the dresser.; and
WHEREAS, Investigator Hampton quickly sprang into action and notified the Chicago Police Department supervisor on the scene, and recommended that he remove his officers from the scene and contact the Chicago Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, Investigator Hampton’s photographs taken inside the house were used by the responding Chicago Fire Department supervisor to determine that the Hazardous Material Unit was needed on the scene and the area should be evacuated
WHEREAS, Investigator Hampton’s observations and quick action ensured the safety of the first responders at the scene, neighbors who reside in the area, and other innocent bystanders.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, do herby recognize Cook County Medical Examiner’s Investigator DanaKelly Hampton for her exemplary conduct on April 26, 2017.
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