[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 46 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E495]
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   TRIBUTE TO THE NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE UPON THEIR 75TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 29, 1996

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the New Jersey 
State Police on their 75th anniversary. The service of the division of 
State Police is invaluable to the people of New Jersey.
  On March 29, 1921, Gov. Edward I. Edwards signed legislation creating 
the New Jersey State Police, and appointed Col. H. Norman Schwartzkopf 
as the first Superintendent of the State Police on July 1, 1921. In 
December 1921, 81 troopers and officers left Trenton and took up their 
initial assignments as the first statewide police force in New Jersey.
  In the 75 years since their creation, the New Jersey State Police has 
led the way in the field of criminal justice. Among the techniques that 
the State Police has pioneered include the Nation's first Underwater 
Recovery Unit, the Automated Fingerprint Identification System, and the 
DNA database and databank, which allows the inclusion of DNA records in 
the FBI's national identification index system. The police have shown 
their impressive skill in such historic events as the Lindebergh 
kidnapping, the Hindenburg zeppelin disaster, the Hall-Mills murder 
trial, and the Woodbridge train wreck.
  Today 2,500 troopers valiantly serve New Jersey in many capacities. 
They patrol our roadways, including the New Jersey Turnpike, the 
Nation's busiest limited access nonstop toll road. They enforce the 
criminal, motor vehicle, marine, and alcoholic beverage control laws of 
New Jersey. They also maintain the State Police Museum and Learning 
Center as a tribute to the men and women who have served the State of 
New Jersey as State Police troopers and officers.
  The people of New Jersey are indebted to the honor and dedication of 
the New Jersey State Police. Today I congratulate State Police 
Superintendent Maj. Carl A. Williams, Jr., and all of the ranks of the 
State Police on reaching this milestone, and look to many more years of 
continued service.

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