[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 128 (Saturday, August 4, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1751]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO OFFICER ALLEN CHAN

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 3, 2007

  Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Officer 
Allen Chan on his retirement from the Police Department in the City of 
Newark California, after serving 26 exemplary years as a member of the 
Force.
  Officer Chan began his career with the Newark Police Department as a 
police aide in August 1981 and served in this capacity until his 
promotion to the rank of police officer in July 1983. He has held many 
assignments during his tenure, including: patrol officer, explorer 
advisor, field training officer, traffic officer, homicide detective, 
acting patrol sergeant, and range master.
  He has also been an instructor, teaching several police related 
classes for over 15 years at Ohlone College and Evergreen Police 
Academy. He has also taught various subjects for the Newark Police 
Department's Citizen Police Academy.
  Officer Chan is recognized by the court as an expert in accident 
reconstruction and is a member of the Criminal Evidence Response Team 
and the High Tech Crime Investigation Association. He has served the 
Newark Police Association as the president and secretary and the Newark 
Police Activities League as the Program Director, helping provide a 
variety of after school educational and recreational activities for the 
Newark youth.
  Officer Chan was most recently assigned to his second term as the 
School Resource Officer at Newark Memorial High School, where his main 
responsibility was to ensure the safety of students and staff members.
  I join the Newark Police Department, along with Officer Chan's family 
and friends, in congratulating him for his years of service and 
devotion to the City of Newark and the community.

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