RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Ricky Fobbs, a military veteran and a retired member of the Chicago Police Department, is being credited for his heroic actions which foiled a carjacking in the Streeterville neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this incident by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Ricky Fobbs and his girlfriend, Sherry Randle, were checking into the DoubleTree Hotel at East Ohio Street and Fairbanks Court on February 3, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Ricky Fobbs had left his car idling while unloading his luggage from the vehicle when a teen-aged offender suddenly appeared from behind, jumped into the car and drove off; and
WHEREAS, That is when Ricky Fobbs' many years of police training and experience kicked in and he quickly sprang into action; and
WHEREAS, Ricky Fobbs chased the car down the street, opened the passenger side door and entered the vehicle; and
WHEREAS, In the moments that followed Ricky Fobbs subdued the offender and pulled him outside the car onto the ground in the intersection in front of the hotel and held him on the ground; and
WHEREAS, As Ricky Fobbs kept the carjacker pinned to the ground, a stolen vehicle driven by an accomplice of the offender tried to back over Fobbs; and
WHEREAS, As many as 20 people, including a man in a motorized wheelchair, flooded the intersection to attempt to keep Fobbs safe; and
WHEREAS, The courage and timely actions of Ricky Fobbs serve as an example to all; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-eighth day of February, 2018, do hereby recognize Ricky Fobbs for his heroic actions; and