Officer a man of many talents
By Steve Bauer
Sunday July 17, 2005
by John Dixon
University of Illinois police Officer Tony Ortiz hits a pass shot on a handball court at the IMPE Building on the UI campus.
URBANA – Tony Ortiz, a police officer at the University of Illinois raised in the streets of New York, admits there was a little culture shock when he first came to the prairie around Champaign-Urbana.
"My family was wondering why I left New York," said the 48-year-old Ortiz. "I always have curiosity. I'm an adventurer. I want to see new things."
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