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MN SF3175

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/17/2022

Primary Sponsor

Karla Bigham

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Origin

Senate

92nd Legislature 2021-2022

AI Summary

  • Officer Leo Pavlak was killed by the Barker-Karpis Gang during a payroll robbery outside the South St. Paul Post Office on August 30, 1933.
  • Pavlak was escorting bank messengers Herbert Cheyene and Joseph Hamilton carrying payroll money for Swift and Company when armed bandits attacked at 9:45 a.m.
  • Officer John Yeaman was also shot in the robbery but survived; Pavlak was killed instantly after only five months with the South St. Paul Police Department at age 38.
  • The Minnesota Legislature requests that Congress name the South St. Paul Post Office in memory of Officer Leo Pavlak.
  • The Secretary of State must transmit copies of this memorial to the President, Congress, and Minnesota's federal representatives.

Legislative Description

Resolution memorializing Congress to name the South St. Paul Post Office in honor of Officer Leo Pavlak

Last Action

Rule 45; subst. General Orders HF3394

5/21/2022

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy2/17/2022

Full Bill Text

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