[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 116 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H5453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         FALLEN HAYWARD POLICE DEPARTMENT SERGEANT SCOTT LUNGER

  (Mr. SWALWELL of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask that 
this House honor Sergeant Scott Lunger, 48 years old, who was murdered 
tragically yesterday as a Hayward police officer while on routine 
patrol.
  His murder is a reminder that the work we call our police officers to 
do puts them and their lives in jeopardy every day, every stop, not 
knowing if it is going to be their last or if they are going to return 
home to see their families.
  Sergeant Lunger leaves behind a wife, two daughters, a brother, 
family, and friends; but he died doing what he loved, his second career 
working as a police officer.
  For 15 years, he did so to help people in the community. He served on 
the SWAT team and on the gang unit. He was described by his police 
chief as a warrior cop, an ethical police officer. He was described by 
others as that ideal officer, that go-to guy. A lieutenant said: He is 
the best cop and crimefighter I have ever seen.
  The East Bay and Hayward community mourns the loss of Sergeant Scott 
Lunger. Long live the memory of Sergeant Scott Lunger. May God watch 
over his soul, our community, and his family.

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