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2018 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 165
Commending Bill VanAntwerp.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 8, 2018

 

WHEREAS, on January 27, 2018, the Dale City Civic Association awarded Bill VanAntwerp, a respected law-enforcement officer in Prince William County, with its Police Officer of the Year award for his work to serve and protect the Dale City community in 2017; and

WHEREAS, after two chain convenience stores were robbed at gunpoint in November 2017, Bill VanAntwerp anticipated that the suspect might attempt to rob another store in the chain; and

WHEREAS, Bill VanAntwerp responded to a store in Dale City, observed the suspect, and tracked him with his K9 Anubis; and

WHEREAS, Bill VanAntwerp’s actions resulted in the suspect’s arrest and the recovery of items from the two previous robberies; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Bill VanAntwerp hereby be commended for his work to serve and protect the Dale City community on the occasion of his selection as Police Officer of the Year; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Bill VanAntwerp as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for his achievements in service to the residents of Prince William County.