[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 12 (Tuesday, February 4, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E127]
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 A TRIBUTE TO CAPT. RICHARD ``DICK'' TRACY ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM LAW 
                              ENFORCEMENT

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 4, 1997

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
outstanding police officer on his retirement after more than 40 years 
in law enforcement--Capt. Richard Tracy, the real Dick Tracy.
  Captain Tracy, a Chicago native and resident of Garfield Ridge 
neighborhood in my district, has spent four decades at virtually every 
level of law enforcement, starting as a Parole Officer walking the beat 
with the Chicago Police Department in 1956. He worked his way up 
through the ranks and various assignments, including narcotics and 
burglary investigations, as well as a stint as an investigator with the 
Cook County State's attorney. Captain Tracy made sergeant in 1962, 
serving as a patrol supervisor and an instructor in the training 
division.
  In 1967, he went from the big city to a small town, taking the 
position of Chief of Police in Pottstown, PA, where he supervised a 
force of 36 sworn officers. After 5 years in Pottstown, Captain Tracy 
became Director of Regional Police of Mid-Monongahela Council of 
Governments, an experiment in multicommunity law enforcement funded by 
the U.S. Law Enforcement Administration.
  In 1975, he returned to Chicago as a patrol sergeant, who was soon 
promoted to lieutenant and, in 1987, made captain, serving as a Watch 
Commander and Commanding Officer of the Graphics Arts section.
   Mr. Speaker, I would like to salute Captain Richard, ``Dick,'' Tracy 
for his dedication and fine service to law enforcement and best wishes.

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