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Request for Council Action Page 2 of 5 Nancy Marie Petrun On 1 I/I $/00 at 1800 hours a small child was struck by a pickup truck while crossing the street in the area of Snelling and Roselawn Avenues. When officers arrived they found Pet�un performing rescue breathing for the child. The child had suffered injuries that led offiCers and paramedics to believe that she would not survive. The child was rushed to Regions Hospital and to the surprise and delight of all involved made a full recovery. Petrun's actions, had without question, sustained the child's life until emergency personnel could arrive and take over. The following officers will be recognized and awarded: Officer Ann O'Neill Letter of Commendation On 1 1/21/00 at 0049 hours, Officer O'Neill responded to a fight at a local restaurant and noticed vehicles leaving the area at a high rate of speed as she arrived. A pickup truck was stopped and the driver subsequently arrested for outstanding warrants. The truck was towed and impounded. While writing the report some time later, Officer O'Neill looked at the tow-in form for the truck that had been filled out by another officer. The tow in listed the truck as a Chevrolet and the license plate came back to a Chevrolet. O'Neill recalled that the truck was not a Chevy but a GMC. Officer O'Neill followed up on her suspicion and discovered that the truck was a stolen out of White Bear Lake that had plates from a similar vehicle on it. If it weren't for Officer O'Neill's observations and attention to detail, the suspect may have eluded an auto theft charge and the truck may not have been recovered. Officer Mark Ganley and Officer AI Stefani Unit Citation On 1 1/22/00, Officers Ganley and Stefani were running warrant checks of the guests staying at the Super 8 Motel. They discovered that one of the registered guests was wanted for a violation of supervised release stemming from a murder 2 conviction. The officers watched the suspect's room for over an hour and arrested him as he left the room. After the arrest, Ganley and Stefani performed a search of the room and the suspect's vehicle. They discovered over 400 grams of cocaine, crack cocaine, several false id's, a stolen laptop computer, and $68,720 in cash that had clearly come from drug sales. The suspect subsequently pled guilty on felony drug charges and received a lengthy prison sentence. The cash was forfeited to the City of Roseville.