[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 178 (Monday, December 16, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING THOMAS E. SCHWEDHELM

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 16, 2013

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
and honor the Chief of Police for the City of Santa Rosa, California, 
Tom Schwedhelm, who is retiring after a 26-year career in law 
enforcement.
  Chief Schwedhelm worked as a cadet and then a correctional officer in 
the Sonoma County Jail prior to graduating from the Santa Rosa Training 
Center's Police Academy in 1983.
  In 1996, Tom Schwedhelm was promoted to Sergeant working with Sex 
Crimes & Family Violence investigations. He also had several collateral 
assignments: Special Response Unit Team Member and Team Leader; an 
Instructor in Use of Force, Chemical Agents, and Crowd Control; and an 
Ethics Facilitator.
  In 2002 he was promoted to Lieutenant and was promoted to Captain in 
2004 as the Captain in charge of both the Field Services Division and 
the Special Services Division. In March 2009, he was appointed as the 
Acting Chief of Police; he was subsequently appointed as the official 
Chief of Police for the City of Santa Rosa on May 3, 2009.
  Chief Schwedhelm was instrumental in developing one of the first 
Victim Services Programs, and assisted in the implementation of CHOICES 
Grant Program, a community-wide effort to address gang violence in the 
community, as well as the Family Justice Center, the Mayor's Gang 
Prevention Task Force and the Police Department Succession Planning.
  Chief Schwedhelm is a second generation law enforcement officer. He 
and his wife, Jackie, have lived in Santa Rosa for 22 years, where they 
have raised their two children.
  Mr. Speaker, Chief Schwedhelm has served the City of Santa Rosa well 
during his distinguished career. It is therefore appropriate that we 
commend him for his many years of public service and wish him well on 
his retirement.

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