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GA HR1815

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/13/2012

Primary Sponsor

Keith Heard

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commends Officer Courtney Gale of the Athens-Clarke Police Department for returning to duty four years, two months, and nine days after being brutally stabbed a dozen times while working off-duty as a uniformed security guard at a Kroger store, an attack that severed her femoral artery
  • Officer Gale was in a coma for two weeks, underwent several surgeries to save her leg, and was hospitalized for 45 days following the attack
  • During her four-year recovery, she earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Georgia
  • Officer Gale joined the Athens-Clarke police as a cadet in 1998, was promoted to senior officer after three years, became sergeant in 2005, and served as a supervisor in the robbery-homicide unit at the time of the attack
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to Officer Courtney Gale

Legislative Description

Gale, Officer Courtney; commend

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

3/13/2012

Full Bill Text

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