[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 3 (Friday, January 25, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E31]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


        IN HONOR OF DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE PATRICK M. MINUTILLO

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 25, 2002

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Deputy Chief of 
Police Patrick M. Minutillo on his retirement from the Harrison Police 
Department after 29 years of serving and protecting the public. He will 
be recognized Friday, January 25, at a celebration at Ravello's 
Restaurant in East Hanover, New Jersey.
  After serving four year with the United States Navy, Deputy Chief 
Patrick Minutillo began his law enforcement career. He climbed quickly 
through the ranks become Deputy Chief of the Harrison Police Department 
in 1997.
  Currently, Deputy Chief Minutillo volunteers as an instructor in the 
West Point Command and Leadership Program, and serves as an Adjunct 
Professor at the Public Administration Institute of Fairleigh Dickinson 
University. An Administrative Hearing Officer, he also serves on both 
county and municipal levels in the State of New Jersey.
  Deputy Chief Minutillo is active in numerous organizations, including 
the International Association of Chiefs' of Police; the Deputy Chiefs' 
of Police Association of New Jersey, where he served as President in 
2000 and 2001; the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development 
Association; the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey, where 
he serves as Executive Secretary; the International Police Association, 
where he holds the position of Vice-President; the American Society of 
Industrial Security, where he serves on the Law Enforcement Awards 
Committees; and the Harrison Police Association, Local 22.
  Deputy Chief Minutillo holds a certificate in Public Management, 
Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, and a Masters Degree in 
Administrative Science. He is a graduate of numerous executive level 
law enforcement programs, including the West Point Command and 
Leadership Program and the F.B.I. Law Enforcement Executive Development 
Seminar. In addition to his studies, he has completed over 2000 hours 
of advanced management and operational training.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Deputy Chief of 
Police Patrick M. Minutillo for 29 years of outstanding and dedicated 
service to the citizens of Harrison, New Jersey.

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