[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 19 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E261]
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                      IN HONOR OF LUCIE J. DUVALL

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 3, 1998

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Lucie J. Duvall, 
Lieutenant of the Cleveland Police Department, on her retirement after 
twenty-five years of public service. Her outstanding service to the 
city of Cleveland will not be forgotten.
  Lt. Duvall entered the Cleveland Police Department on February 20, 
1973 and soon after became one of the first females assigned to basic 
patrol. During her tenure in the Fourth District of the department, Lt. 
Duvall worked as a Scientific Investigative Unit and was instrumental 
in combating the prostitution problem in Downtown Cleveland. Lt. Duvall 
achieved the rank of Sergeant in 1981 and became a supervisor of the 
Hostage Negotiation Team. Lt. Duvall continued her work in the 
department as a member of the Child Pornography Task Force and was an 
original member of the Ohio Children's Trust Fund.
  Lt. Duvall achieved a hallmark in her career in 1982 when she became 
the first female police officer to head a vice unit in America. Lt. 
Duvall was promoted to her current rank of Lieutenant in 1982 and 
continued her fight for the protection of children. Lt. Duvall 
graduated from the F.B.I. National Academy in 1984 and earned a 
Bachelor of Science degree from Dyke College in 1993. Lt. Duvall was 
recently named Detective Bureau Coordinator in the Bureau of Special 
Investigation in Cleveland in 1995.
  My fellow colleagues, join me in saluting a model police officer, a 
woman who has pioneered numerous fields within the Cleveland police 
department, Lieutenant Lucie J. Duvall.

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