[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 44 (Wednesday, April 20, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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  IN RECOGNITION OF DETECTIVE JAMES McCLELLAN--OFFICER OF THE YEAR IN 
                              FREMONT, CA

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 20, 1994

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to pay tribute to 
Detective James McClellan, a man who has devoted 30 years of his life 
to protecting the lives of others. He has been named 1993 officer of 
the year by the Fremont Police Association.
  Detective McClellan, who also received this award in 1970, is 
currently assigned to the Investigative Unit, Crimes Against Property 
Section, where he has served since 1973. Due to his superior training 
skills, and work on some of his city's most notable cases, he continues 
to be a mentor to both new and experienced officers.
  Detective McClellan is a member of the Property Control Task Force, 
serves as an advisor to the Peace Officer Standards and Training 
Commission on Criminal Investigation Curriculum, and is a former 
president of the Fremont Police Association. He also holds 
certifications as a hostage negotiator, survival shooting instructor, 
and hazardous waste investigator. When he is not on duty protecting the 
city, he spends his spare time raising money for charities, schools, 
and community organizations. Remarkably, he's also found time to coach 
youth baseball and football in Fremont for 25 years.
  After earning 58 commendations in his 30 years of dedicated service, 
Detective McClellan will be honored again on May 27, 1994, when his 
colleagues will host an awards dinner for him. Mr. Speaker, as I am 
doing today, they will merely be recognizing publicly what is already 
known in Fremont: the streets are safer because Detective James 
McClellan is on the job.

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