[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 16 (Thursday, January 28, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S1104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              NEW SHOREHAM POLICE CHIEF WILLIAM A. MCCOMBE

 Mr. REED. Mr. President, today I wish to share with my 
colleagues the outstanding accomplishments of a great Rhode Islander, 
Mr. William A. McCombe, Chief of Police in the Town of New Shoreham on 
Block Island, Rhode Island.
  Chief McCombe grew up in my hometown of Cranston, Rhode Island. He 
embarked on a long and successful career in public service by joining 
the New Shoreham Police Department in 1980 at the age of 20, attending 
the Rhode Island Police Academy the following year.
  After being promoted to Sergeant in 1984, Mr. McCombe received a 
bachelors degree in Criminal Justice from Roger Williams University in 
1987. In 1992, at 32 years of age, he was promoted to Chief of Police 
for the Town of New Shoreham. Two years later, Chief McCombe graduated 
from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He also has 
attended the Secret Service Diplomatic School in Washington, DC in 
1998.
  I have known Chief McCombe for a few years, but following President 
Clinton's decision to accept my invitation to visit Block Island, I 
worked closely with the Chief to ensure the President's short stay went 
smoothly. Chief McCombe's professionalism and attention to detail were 
exemplary and were essential in ensuring that the island's limited 
resources were not overwhelmed.
  Chief McCombe has lived on Block Island for 21 years and has served 
on the police department for 19 of those years. He has devoted his life 
to preserving the public safety enjoyed by the people of the Town of 
New Shoreham and the entire state of Rhode Island. We are grateful for 
his continuing public service.

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