[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 10 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E84]
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                       THANK YOU, CHIEF LOCHINSKI

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 25, 1996

  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, one of the greatest concerns that Americans 
have is the ability to feel safe in their own homes and in their 
neighborhoods. The most important component of the provision of that 
safety is conscientious, well-trained, and dedicated police men and 
women. The people of my home town of Bay City have been blessed with an 
exemplary police force, and that is due in large part to the 
outstanding leadership of Bay City Chief of Police Timothy Lochinski.
  Chief Lochinski after more than 32 years as a member of the 
Department has retired, and is being honored for his service on 
February 8. He started as a patrolman, working on all shifts, handling 
all types of calls, in 1963. I know of no better way to learn the needs 
of a community than this kind of personal involvement. He then spent 
several years concentrating in vice before becoming a key figure in 
crime prevention activities, where he was very successful in seizing 
drugs and making arrests which resulted in convictions.
  He became a lieutenant in charge of training in 1978, and then moved 
on to become captain of detectives. He is and should be proud of the 
fact that on his watch there were no unsolved homicides, and that drug 
investigative capabilities expanded to keep up its exemplary record for 
arrests and seizures. In 1987, he was assigned the additional duties of 
supervising the uniformed division along with the detective bureau, and 
shortly thereafter the administrative division as well. He was 
responsible for making the Bay City Police Department a leader in the 
DARE program in Michigan, eventually placing the program in every 
school, both public and parochial, in the city of Bay City.
  Chief Lochinski has served as chief of police since 1990 when he 
became the acting police chief, until his formal appointment in 1991. 
For the last 6 years, the department has prospered under his 
leadership, and the people of Bay City have been lucky to have this 
fine gentleman.
  Former Attorney General Robert Kennedy once said that ``every 
community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on.'' I believe 
that Bay City has succeeded in that score with its excellent police 
department led by a man who understood and appreciated the importance 
of listening to the community.
  Mr. Speaker, I know you and all of our colleagues respect and 
appreciate the fine and difficult work done by the police. I urge you 
and our colleagues to join me in thanking Chief Lochinski for his 
dedicated service, and in wishing him the very best for his retirement 
and the new challenges that I am sure he will find.

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