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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2001-72 BY: COUNCIL MEMBER KASLER, MAYOR MUSIAL AND THE ENTIRE COUNCIL A RESOLUTION COMMENDING NORTH OLMSTED PATROL OFFICER JACK BUTCHER FOR HIS ACTIONS RESULTING IN THE LARGEST COCAINE SEIZURE IN THE HISTORY OF THE NORTH OLMSTED POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, on May 11, 2001, North Olmsted Patrol Officer Jack Butcher was working a STOP detail when he stopped a vehicle for a speeding violation on I-480 near Butternut Ridge Road, in the City of North Olmsted; and WHEREAS, Officer Butcher discovered that the driver of the vehicle was driving under a suspended license; and WHEREAS, while conducting an inventory search of the vehicle prior to having it towed, Officer Butcher discovered ten (10) kilograms of cocaine in the trunk of the vehicle; and WHEREAS, these actions by Officer Butcher resulted in the largest cocaine seizure in the history of the North Olmsted Police Department; and WHEREAS, Officer Jack Butcher has consistently shown a great deal of enthusiasm and energy in performing his traffic law enforcement duties and, in addition to the large seizure of cocaine, made two felony drug trafficking arrests; and WHEREAS, without Officer Butcher's intensive enforcement efforts, this large quantity of drugs would have sailed through the City undetected; and WHEREAS, this Council wishes to commend and specially recognize Officer Jack Butcher for his law enforcement efforts which resulted in this large seizure of cocaine; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Council of the City of North Olmsted hereby commends and specially recognizes North Olmsted Patrol Officer Jack Butcher for his law enforcement efforts on May 11, 2001, which resulted in the largest seizure of cocaine in the history of the North Olmsted Police Department.