HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2260 Ci.t� of ORONO
� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
� NO. 2260
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SPECIAL COMMENDATION -
OFFICER MARR THOMTON
WHEREAS, Mark Thomton has been an Orono Officer since
February 1986, and
WH1?REASo Mark Thomton was a Reserve Officer in Orono for
a year previous to becoming an officer , and
WHEREAS, Mark Thomton on July 23 , 1987 , while on duty,
overheard a call to the South Lake Minnetonka Public Safety
Department regarding a suicidal person• with a gun, possibly
holding a hostage at an address in Greenwood. Officer Thomton
recognized the name as a personal acquaintance of his from years
past. Officer Thomton talked to the party on the phone finding
the party to be intoxicated and very depressed, and
• WHEREAS, Officer Thomton responded to the scene to
assist South Lake Officers. Thomton talked the party into
throwing out his handgun, which he had earlier discharged into
the ceiling. Officer Thomton then sat down with the party in his
kitchen, talking the party into accepting further assistance from
paramedics on the scene who later brought the party into Hennepin
County Medical Center for intervention processes, and
WHEREAS , Chief Richard Young of the South Lake
Minnetonka Public Safety Department said in part in a letter ,
"Officer Thomton was primarily responsible for the safe and
orderly resolution of this potentially very dangerous situation" .
NOW, TH��tLFOItE B�3 IT RSSOLVEDo that Officer Mark Thomton
be commended for his counseling skills and compassion in bringing
a sensitive and dangerous situation to a safe conclusion.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono,
Minnesota at a regular meeting held September 28 , 1987 .
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Jame R. Gra , or
ATTEST: �
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