[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 54 (Friday, May 3, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E691-E692]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF CAPTAIN RONALD E. HUNT OF THE FREMONT POLICE 
                               DEPARTMENT

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 2, 2002

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, on May 4, 2002, the Fremont Police Department 
will celebrate the retirement of one of its finest officers, Captain 
Ronald E. Hunt.
  In his 32-year law enforcement career, Captain Hunt has gathered law 
enforcement expertise in a wide variety of subjects, published a 
report, and created and managed a renowned program to keep sex 
offenders away from children.
  Captain Hunt served his entire career with the Fremont Police 
Department. He joined the force in 1969 as a Police Officer in the 
Patrol Division, and through hard work and dedication, was promoted to 
his current position as Police Captain in 1986.
  Captain Hunt held a remarkable and varied number of positions within 
the Fremont Police Department. After serving six years as a Police 
Officer, he was assigned as the temporary report review Police Sergeant 
in the Operations Division on August 3, 1975. On January 12, 1976, he 
was appointed Police Sergeant in the Operations Division. He was 
assigned to the Investigative Section on January 8, 1978, and then to 
the Patrol Section on January 6, 1980, being selected as the PACT 
Section 2 Advisor on January 31, 1980.
  He was chosen to join the C-CAP Tactical Action Team on May 17, 1983, 
and was appointed Supervisor of the Communications Unit in the Services 
Division on August 5, 1984. He was then appointed Police Lieutenant in 
the Operations Division on December 31, 1984, and Day Shift Watch 
Commander of the Operations Division on January 5, 1986, before being 
promoted to his current position as Police Captain on July 16, 1986.
  On January 15, 1989, Ron Hunt was assigned as Commander of the 
Information Section of the Services Division, and was then assigned as 
Commander of the Patrol Section in the Operations Division on January 
13, 1991. He was assigned to the Investigative Services Division on 
January 10, 1993, to Support Services on January 24, 1995, and to 
command the Traffic Services portion of Investigative/Traffic Services 
on July 1, 1996. He was transferred from Patrol to Investigative 
Services on January 13, 1997, and to the Support Division on July 2, 
2000.
  Captain Hunt holds P.O.S.T. Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, 
Supervisory, and Management Certificates, and also earned a Master of 
Science Degree in Management on June 10, 1995, from the California 
State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
  He graduated from Command College Class 19 on January 13, 1995, and 
his paper, ``The Role of the First-Line Patrol Supervisor in a Medium-
Sized Police Department by the Year 2004'' was accepted for 
publication. He completed the Leadership Fremont program in June, 1998.
  The recipient of 73 commendations, he led the completion of the new 
police facility, which opened in 1995. On several occasions, Captain 
Hunt has served as Acting Police Chief, and was a valuable member of 
many Fremont police ``Baker to Vegas'' running teams as well as the 
Special Olympics Torch Run.
  Under Captain Hunt's leadership, the Fremont Police Department's 
Megan's Law database program became an outstanding success. Captain 
Hunt was responsible for creating the Internet database, which allows 
parents to monitor where convicted sexual offenders live. This program 
has one of the highest rates of inquiry in the state, and has been 
copied by many other police departments.
  I am honored to join the colleagues of Captain Ronald E. Hunt in 
commending him for his many years of dedicated and

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exemplary service to law enforcement. His commitment to excellence has 
left its irreplaceable mark on the Fremont Police Department.

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