[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 135 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1698-E1699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DOMINICK RIVETTI

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                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 25, 1996

  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to my good 
friend Dominick Rivetti, who has been police chief of the city of San 
Fernando since May 1986. This year Chief Rivetti is celebrating 25 
years as a member of the San Fernando Police Department. I am proud to 
be among those congratulating him on achieving this milestone.
  Before becoming chief, he moved up the ranks, from patrol officer to 
senior training officer to watch commander to division commander. Chief 
Rivetti is passionately dedicated to law enforcement and San Fernando: 
He and I have had many conversations about finding funds to expand the 
size of the San Fernando Police Department. Indeed, the chief is 
constantly on the look out for government programs designed to help law 
enforcement.
  The chief is currently vice president of the Los Angeles Police 
Chiefs' Association, and is affiliated with the International 
Association of Police Chiefs, the California Police Chiefs Association, 
the San Fernando Police Advisory

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Council, and the California Peace Officers Association. In addition, he 
teaches at the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department North Academy at 
College of the Canyons.
  But Chief Rivetti's involvement with San Fernando does not end with 
the workday. He is also a member of the San Fernando Kiwanis Club, the 
San Fernando Rotary Club, and the Northeast Valley Jeopardy Board of 
Directors. He is clearly someone who cares deeply for his community.
  I ask my colleagues to join me today in saluting San Fernando Police 
Chief Dominick Rivetti, a compassionate man who is devoted to his 
family and his work. His selflessness and dedication are an inspiration 
to us all.

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