[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 54 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E758-E759]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING DETECTIVE WILLIAM CRAIG, NORTH MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT

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                          HON. CARRIE P. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 5, 1998

  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, May 15, 1998, Detective 
William E. Craig will retire from the North Miami Police Department 
after a quarter-century of protecting its citizenry. He has received 
numerous commendations during his service and is highly regarded by his 
peers.

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  Detective Craig, who has been with the Detective Bureau for nearly 
his entire career, was instrumental in forming North Miami's Major Case 
Squad when the city began investigating their own major crimes. 
Detective Craig has investigated all types of cases: burglaries, 
robberies, sexual batteries, and homicides.
  Detective Craig was selected as North Miami's ``Officer of the 
Month'' several times during his career and was twice named its 
``Officer of the Year'' in 1984 and 1994. He was chosen as the Dade 
County Police Benevolent Association's ``Officer of the Year'' in 1994, 
when his investigative skills led to the arrest of two separate serial 
killers.
  In addition to his qualities as an investigator, Detective Craig also 
possesses a genuine concern for victims and their families. His 
compassion toward elderly victims is especially notable.
  For twenty-five years, Detective Bill Craig has been a teacher, 
comedian, partner, leader and especially, friend to all in the North 
Miami Police Department. As he moves forward into the next stage of his 
life, I wish him Godspeed.

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