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Lake County Council proclaims January Human Trafficking Prevention Month; honors custody officer for life-saving response
Summary
The council adopted a resolution declaring January Human Trafficking Prevention Month and unanimously passed a separate resolution recognizing a custody officer and staff for responding to a medical emergency at the Lake County Community Corrections Center.
The Lake County Council unanimously adopted a resolution proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Prevention Month and separately passed a resolution recognizing a custody officer and staff whose actions helped save the life of a resident at the county’s Community Corrections Center.
The trafficking-resolution text, read into the record by a council official, described human trafficking as a public health and criminal problem that can affect vulnerable populations and referenced national estimates of trafficking victims. The resolution states Lake County’s commitment to increasing awareness and education and to coordinating services for affected people.
Several council members and a public speaker urged community awareness and training. One council member said local seminars and community groups are raising awareness of signs of trafficking and urged residents to learn warning signs; another council member connected the issue to concerns about missing people in the county.
The council also approved Resolution No. 2502 recognizing a Lake County Community Corrections custody officer for a November 20, 2024, incident in which staff and a resident performed chest compressions and used a defibrillator on an unresponsive 24-year-old resident. According to the resolution’s text read into the record, the resident regained signs of life after the intervention and was transported by Crown Point Fire Department Ambulance. The resolution names the custody officer as Allen Andrews in several places in the record and also includes one instance in the read text that refers to “Adeline Andrews”; the meeting minutes show both renderings. The council read and approved the resolution and ordered an official copy delivered to the custody officer.
At the meeting, the recognized custody officer addressed the council to accept thanks and praised CPR training, and a staff member encouraged other employees and community members to take CPR classes.
Motions to adopt both resolutions were made, seconded and passed on voice votes. The trafficking proclamation drew a unanimous voice vote; the recognition resolution also passed unanimously.
No additional policy actions or funding were attached to the trafficking proclamation; it is a formal recognition and awareness statement.
