[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 74 (Thursday, May 14, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1163]
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                          HONORING ALAN CARTER

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 14, 2009

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Alan 
Carter upon his retirement from the City of Modesto Police Department. 
Mr. Carter will be honored at his retirement party on Friday, May 15, 
2009, at the Elks Lodge in Modesto, California.
  Alan Carter's first assignment was as a patrol officer for the City 
of South San Francisco Police Department in 1978. He was there until 
1983 when he was transferred to the City of Modesto Police Department. 
He has been with the Modesto Police Department ever since.
  Over the past twenty-five years Sergeant Carter has held many 
positions. He began in Modesto as a patrol officer, then he was became 
a K-9 handler, a Heroin Impact Team Member and a Field Training 
Officer. In 1987, he became a detective. As a detective he worked 
various investigations including; Vice-Narcotics, background, internal 
affairs, hate crimes, officer involved shootings, complex economic 
crime, dignitary protection details and drug asset forfeiture cases. 
During his dignitary protection service he assisted the Secret Service 
and the California Governor's Office. Sergeant Carter served as the 
Modesto Police Department's court qualified drug expert from 1987 
through 1994, where he testified in a large number of possession and 
possession for sale and sale of drug cases.
  In 1995, Sergeant Carter reached the rank of Sergeant and was 
assigned as a Patrol Sergeant, Operations Division. For the past 
fourteen years he has worked on Adult Related Establishment 
Investigations and assisted in clearing out adult businesses in 
Modesto. He has testified before the California State Assembly 
regarding Municipalities controlling these sorts of businesses. For a 
number of years Sergeant Carter served as a Detective Sergeant; working 
with Investigative Services Division of Crimes Against Persons and 
Special Investigations Detail. During this time he supervised fifty-
three homicide cases and fifteen officer involved shooting 
investigations. He served as the S.I.D. Supervisor where he oversaw 
investigations that involved hate crimes, vice investigations, drug 
asset forfeiture, arson, bomb threats, dignitary protection identity 
theft and other special fraud investigations. He served as the 
Assistant Public Information Officer and a Tactical Flight Officer.
  From 2005 through 2007, Sergeant Carter was assigned as the Academy 
Coordinator at the Ray Simon Regional Criminal Justice Training Center. 
His final position has been Unit Supervisor for the Sacramento Valley 
Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force; he has investigated computer crimes and 
forensics, including Hi-Tech, identity theft and Internet Crimes 
Against Children. In addition to all of the work that he has performed 
for the police department, Sergeant Carter has been working with the 
Honor and Color Guard since 1985. He has lead a team of twelve officers 
for police officer funerals, memorials and city functions.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Sergeant Alan 
Carter upon his retirement from the City of Modesto Police Department. 
I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing Sergeant Carter many years 
of continued success.

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