[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 42 (Thursday, April 6, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E517-E518]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE EXEMPLARY SERVICE OF SGT. CHARLES A. DAVIS

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                           HON. RUSH D. HOLT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 2000

  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a true American role 
model. Sgt. Charles A. DaVis has faithfully served the residents of 
Eatontown and the State of New Jersey for 25 years. He has diligently 
performed his duties and has acted in such specialized positions 
including, Patrolman, Detective, Juvenile Officer, Patrol Sergeant and 
most recently as the Community Affairs Officer.
  As a Juvenile Officer he utilized his college training in Social 
Sciences and began a Family Crisis Unit in Eatontown, where he spent

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many hours with troubled teens and assisted them and their parents in 
ways to find common bridges over the ``generation gap''. He spent 
countless hours in our local public schools, explaining to children 
about the hazards of illegal drugs and alcohol abuse. He also spent 
time teaching younger children through such programs as ``Danger 
Stranger'' and Halloween Safety.
  Most recently he has served as our Community Affairs Officer and has 
acted as an intermediary to help neighbors resolve their differences 
before they escalate into courtroom battles. In addition he has 
initiated a new program entitled The Citizen Police Academy. This 
program indoctrinates interested citizens in many different aspects of 
police work and helps them to understand how a police department 
diversifies itself to address crime, traffic and public service in our 
town. As you can see, Sgt. DaVis has worked very hard at advancing the 
concept of ``Community Policing'' in Eatontown.
  If this isn't enough, Sgt. DaVis initiated the Bicycle Patrol in 
Eatontown and he is presently regarded as one of the leading training 
officers in the state of New Jersey for Police Bicycle Patrol. Sgt. 
DaVis has been an instructor at the Monmouth County police Academy for 
nearly 20 years. He is a martial arts expert and he instructs police 
recruits as well as veteran officers in hand to hand defense tactics, 
use of the police baton, and in the use of martial arts.
  All of his specialized efforts have been sandwiched around the normal 
duties of a uniformed police officer who began his career in 1973 and 
who has spent the last 12 years as a supervisor. Sgt. DaVis has spent 
his career serving the people of Central New Jersey and I rise today to 
honor this stellar career.

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