[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 130 (Monday, October 11, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING CHIEF RICHARD STEINEL, JR.

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2004

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Chief Richard 
Steinel, Jr., for more than 30 years of outstanding public service on 
the police force. He is being honored today, October 8, 2004, at a 
retirement party in Union City, New Jersey.
  Chief Steinel began his career in 1974 as a patrolman in the Union 
City Police Department where he worked with the Safe and Clean 
Neighborhood Program. He later spent time working for the Port 
Authority of New York and New Jersey before returning to Union City and 
advancing through the ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant, and, in 1992, 
Captain of Police. After years of quality service as a Captain, he was 
promoted to Deputy Chief of Police, a position he held for the rest of 
his time on the force.
  Earning the respect and admiration of his colleagues for his 
reputation for fairness, Chief Steinel was especially successful in 
matters concerning domestic violence enforcement and education. In 
addition to his police service, he was a guest lecturer at universities 
and was a member of the State Attorney General's Criminal Justice 
Training Staff. An accomplished law enforcement officer, Chief Steinel 
was the first person from Union City to attend the FBI National Academy 
in 40 years.
  Continuing a long-standing family tradition of police work, Chief 
Steinel joined his great-grandfather, grandfather, father (Captain 
Richard J. Steinel, Sr.), and uncle in their proud service to the 
community.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Chief Richard 
Steinel, Jr., for his years of dedicated public service. His strong 
leadership and commitment to improving law enforcement and safety has 
benefited the lives of the police force and the citizens of New Jersey.

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