City of Philadelphia - File #: 060151

• File #: 060151
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 2/23/2006
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/23/2006
• Title: Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, And Remembering Azeem: The "Brave One" - Badge Number K-527, A Seven-Year Veteran Of The Philadelphia Police Department--For His Honorable Service And Extraordinary Talents That Personified His Commitment To Not Only The Citizens Of Philadelphia But Also The United States Of America.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Rizzo, Council President Verna, Council President Verna, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/23/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
2/23/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
2/23/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
2/23/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
2/23/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
2/23/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title
Recognizing, Honoring, Celebrating, And Remembering Azeem: The "Brave One" - Badge Number K-527, A Seven-Year Veteran Of The Philadelphia Police Department--For His Honorable Service And Extraordinary Talents That Personified His Commitment To Not Only The Citizens Of Philadelphia But Also The United States Of America.
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WHEREAS, Azeem, the black-and-rust German Shepherd, was born on May 22, 1995, and approximately three years later, after intense training, became a member of the Philadelphia Police Department; and

WHEREAS, Azeem's sense of smell, searching tactics, and recovery skills, exemplifies what it means to be a K9 in the finest Police Departments in the Nation; and

WHEREAS, Azeem was the only trained cadaver sniffing dog in the area, and, in addition to the Philadelphia Police Department, was helpful to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, New Jersey and Pennsylvania State Police Departments, and other law enforcement agencies; and

WHEREAS, Azeem participated in the recovery efforts at Ground Zero after the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001; and

WHEREAS, Azeem won the prestigious 2001 Case of the Year Award given by the United States Police Canine Association in the Kimberly Szumski case in which Azeem remarkably located a body entombed in a concrete wall; and

WHEREAS, Azeem superbly represented the Philadelphia Police Department and The City of Philadelphia - he will be greatly missed; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That it, Recognizes, Honors, Celebrates, And Remembers Azeem: The "Brave One" - Badge Number K-527, A Seven-Year Veteran Of The Philadelphia Police Department-For His Honorable Service And Extraordinary Talents That Personified His Commitment To Not Only The Citizens Of Philadelphia But Also To The United States Of America.

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