[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 18, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1108]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO LYDIA CRUZ OGO, GUAM'S POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR

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                        HON. ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 18, 1996

  Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, in Guam as elsewhere across our Nation, a 
grateful community sets aside time to pay tribute to the men and women 
of law enforcement--that thin blue line separating law-abiding citizens 
from the criminal element. As part of Guam's Police Week observance, 
Guam's finest are recognized for their dedicated service to the 
community. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to announce that Guam's Police 
Officer of the Year for 1995 is Special Agent Lydia Cruz Ogo, an 18-
year veteran of the force.
  Special Agent Ogo graduated from the Guam Police Department's 19th 
cycle on January 6, 1979. She spent the next 14 years in the 
department's patrol division. On December 7, 1989, Special Agent Ogo 
was promoted to police officer II. In November 1992, she was 
transferred to the criminal investigation section assigned to crimes 
against persons unit, where her primary duty is the investigation of 
criminal sexual conduct cases. As we all know, Mr. Speaker, domestic 
disturbances and rape cases are among the most difficult, most heart-
wrenching, and most potentially dangerous calls to which police 
officers are expected to respond to. These are just the types of calls 
that Special Agent Ogo handles everyday. I daresay she has witnessed 
more pain and human tragedy over the years than we could bear.
  Over the years, Special Agent Ogo has responded to, or conducted the 
investigation of, nearly every imaginable type of call--from staking 
out illegal gambling dens and chasing down car thieves, to 
investigating murder scenes and testifying at trials. But Special Agent 
Ogo also gives lectures to public and private organizations on family 
and domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual assault. She assisted in 
the planning and formation of the Healing Hearts Center, Guam's rape 
crisis intervention center. In deed and action, Special Agent Ogo 
exhibits a profound application and understanding of her duty as a 
peace officer. In the words of her immediate supervisor, ``Agent Ogo is 
an outstanding investigator and continues to be a role model for other 
investigators. She is judicious in carrying out assignments. She 
demonstrates admirable judgment and intuition. She has been classified 
by unit supervisors and her superiors as the most dependable, reliable, 
and hardworking investigator who never neglects her duties and offers 
no excuses. She is an asset to this section and to the department.''
  I would add that Special Agent Ogo is a role model for young men and 
women in Guam and that she is an asset, not just to her section and the 
police department, but also to the island of Guam. I proudly join with 
Special Agent Lydia Crus Ogo's family, friends, neighbors, and fellow 
officers in extending our heartiest congratulations and heartfelt Si 
Yu'os Ma'ase. Kontra i piligro, na'fan safo' ham. Yu'os protehi si 
Lydia yan todo siha i manga'chong-na gi depatamentun polisian Guahan.

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