[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 132 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2067]
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 SAN MATEO COUNTY SHERIFF DON HORSLEY--A DISTINGUISHED LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                                OFFICIAL

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                            HON. TOM LANTOS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2006

  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Sheriff Donald 
Horsley on his long and distinguished law enforcement service for the 
County of San Mateo, and cities of East Palo Alto and Daly City, 
California, in my congressional district. As a patrol officer and as 
Sheriff, Don Horsley has dedicated thirty-eight years to law 
enforcement and has a proven record of combating the community's most 
vexing criminal challenges with effective strategies.
  Under Sheriff Horsley's professional and dedicated leadership, the 
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office has developed an extensive number of 
innovative programs to ensure a safer community. These include the 
Graffiti Abatement Program, Community Policing Program, Vehicle Theft 
Task Force, Gang Intelligence/Investigative Unit, Sexual Habitual 
Offender Program, an expanded DARE Program, an identity theft and 
computer related crime task force, and a School Resource Officer 
Program as well as the Sheriff's Activity League to help kids become 
successful in school and keep at-risk kids out of gangs.
  Sheriff Horsley has also exhibited a great talent in working with 
other public officials in coordinating cohesion among municipalities 
within San Mateo County, neighboring counties in the San Francisco Bay 
Area, and working with federal law enforcement. Sheriff Horsley has 
been actively involved in coordinating with the FBI and other Bay Area 
Sheriffs' Departments as part of a regional Joint Terrorism Task Force 
and has established a regional information sharing network.
  Sheriff Horsley has proven instrumental in obtaining the necessary 
funds for enhancing law enforcement in San Mateo County. He has been 
integral in directing the Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services to 
obtain federal grants from the Department of Homeland Security to 
secure equipment and training for first responders and public health 
workers. Additionally, Sheriff Horsley successfully worked with 
Congresswoman Eshoo and me to obtain federal funds for San Mateo County 
to build a state of the art crime laboratory.
  In performing the many responsibilities of his job, Sheriff Horsley 
has not lost sight of the goal of attempting to rehabilitate and treat 
prisoners humanely. Under his leadership, Sheriff Horsley has brought 
educational, religious and substance abuse programs to the county jail. 
He has also ensured medical and mental health services for prisoners as 
well as instituting Critical Incident Training for officers in the 
field to more effectively communicate with mentally ill individuals.
  Mr. Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join me in thanking Sheriff 
Donald Horsley for his contribution to the protection and improvement 
of our community in San Mateo County. I am truly delighted and inspired 
by Sheriff Horsley's dedication to law enforcement and public service 
and wish him continued success in his future endeavors.

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