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MN SF3175
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/17/2022
Primary Sponsor
Karla Bigham
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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
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