[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 40 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1460]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO KIM DINE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the extraordinary 
work of United States Capitol Police Chief Kim C. Dine, who served with 
distinction for more than 3 years with the department.
  Chief Dine, who has over 40 years of distinguished service in the 
field of law enforcement, was sworn in as the eighth chief of police of 
the United States Capitol Police in December 2012. As chief, he 
commanded a force of nearly 2,000 sworn and civilian personnel who 
provide comprehensive law enforcement, security, and protective 
operations services for the U.S. Congress, its staff, and more than 11 
million annual visitors. Chief Dine also served as an ex-officio member 
of the Capitol Police Board.
  Chief Dine's outstanding dedication to duty shined during a tenure 
that included a Presidential inauguration, the historic visit of Pope 
Francis, hundreds of protests, and four State of the Union addresses, 
as well as overseeing the department's strategic plan update. Chief 
Dine also oversaw other important events such as the 2013 Ricin 
incident, Memorial Day and July Fourth concerts, the annual National 
Peace Officers Memorial Service, the implementation of a new radio 
system, and the tragic line-of-duty death of Sergeant Clinton Holtz.
  Chief Dine's outstanding policing career began in 1975 at the 
Metropolitan Police Department, MPD, in Washington, DC, where he spent 
27 years, rising through the ranks to an appointment as an assistant 
chief of police. During his MPD career, Chief Dine worked in many 
diverse neighborhoods across Washington, DC, as well as serving in a 
broad range of organizational assignments throughout the agency, 
gaining expertise in critical aspects of policing and crime reduction 
strategies. His accomplishments included building community coalitions, 
honing community policing strategies, developing juvenile crime 
prevention programs, and initiating use of force training and internal 
investigations.
  During his tenure as MPD's First District commander--an area 
encompassing Capitol Hill and downtown Washington, DC--homicides 
declined by 60 percent and community policing flourished. His last 
assignment as assistant chief included command over internal affairs, 
force investigation teams, the disciplinary review division, the Office 
of Equal Employment Opportunity, and management of the memorandum of 
agreement between MPD and the U.S. Department of Justice to institute 
agencywide reforms.
  In July 2002, Dine became the chief of police of the Frederick Police 
Department, FPD, in Maryland, where he served as chief of police for 
over 10 years. During his tenure, he and the women and men of the FPD 
focused on strengthening the relationship between the police and the 
community, building a new strategy of community policing and 
intelligence-led policing, improving training, producing the agency's 
first ever strategic plan, acquiring national law enforcement 
accreditation, achieving flagship status, and aggressively using 
technology.
  By outreach; marshaling and maximization of resources; acquisition 
and intelligent use of technology; extensive crime analysis; and 
aggressive acquisition of grants, FPD was able to combat crime more 
effectively, build bridges with Frederick's minority communities and 
deaf community, and make major strides in working with the mental 
health community through effective partnerships to improve services and 
minimize use of force issues. Through implementation of cohesive and 
multifaceted approaches, these efforts resulted in a 10-year record of 
crime reduction, value-added problem solving, enhanced trust, and 
communication with all constituents that made meaningful strides in 
maintaining the high quality of life and pride in Frederick--Maryland's 
second largest city.
  Chief Dine holds a bachelor of arts from Washington College in 
Chestertown, MD, and a master of science from American University in 
Washington, DC. Chief Dine's graduate study at American University 
included study abroad at the University of London Imperial College of 
Science and Technology Institute on Drugs, Crimes, and Justice in 
England. Chief Dine is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and a 
member of a number of organizations, including the Police Executive 
Research Forum, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and 
the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association. He is married to a former 
NASA scientist and is the proud father of two daughters.
  Congratulations on your retirement from public service, and we wish 
you the very best in your future.

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