[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 51 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E373-E374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING DEPUTY CHIEF DANIEL PEREZ JR.

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                           HON. JIMMY PANETTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 23, 2017

  Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Deputy Chief Daniel 
Perez Jr. on the occasion of his retirement from the Salinas' Sheriff 
office after serving the public for 32 years. An outstanding officer 
and citizen, Deputy Chief Daniel Perez Jr. has dedicated much of his 
life to safeguarding the community of Salinas County. In addition to 
his time as an officer of the law, Daniel Perez is a strong voice in 
many nonprofit organizations and within his own community.
   Dan was born and raised in Salinas and is a graduate of Alisal High 
School. He has a degree from Hartnell College in Criminal Justice, a 
Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San 
Francisco, and a Master's Degree in Human Resources from Chapman 
University. He is a graduate of the POST Supervisory Leadership 
Institute and POST Command College. He's received several awards and 
recognitions throughout his 32-year career.
   Deputy Chief Dan Perez began his law enforcement career in 1984 with 
the Monterey

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Co. Sheriff's Dept. as a Level II Reserve deputy working patrol, and 
special events. He was hired full-time as a Patrol Deputy in May of 
1995. He attended the Alameda County Police Academy in Pleasanton, CA., 
graduating No. 2 overall in his class. During his career at MCSO, he 
worked out of the Salinas, and King City stations. He attained the rank 
of Corporal/FTO, and also worked as a Coroner's Investigator. He was on 
the Sheriff's SWAT team and Riot Control Team. He worked for the 
Sheriff's Office until February 1, 1992.
   Dan joined the Salinas Police Department on February 2, 1992. He's 
held many assignments in his career to include patrol officer, field 
training officer, and SWAT team member. He was promoted to Police 
Corporal in 1993 and Police Sergeant in 1995. In addition to patrol, 
he's been the sergeant of the Violence Suppression Unit, Personnel and 
Training Unit, and Traffic Unit.
   He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2001 and later to Police Commander 
in 2005. He has managed units and programs in all three divisions of 
the police department: Patrol, Investigations, and Administration. He 
served as an Area Commander, Tactical Commander, and Incident Commander 
throughout these assignments. He was then promoted to Deputy Chief in 
2013, and is currently the Investigations Division Chief.
   Dan has been active in the community throughout his entire career. 
He has volunteered his time towards programs and committees such as 
explorers, school yearbook committees, and youth and high school 
football, basketball, and baseball programs. He sat on the board of 
directors of three local non-profit agencies: The Salinas Police 
Activities League (PAL), Sun Street Centers, and Second Chance Youth 
and Family Services.
   Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to recognize the dedication and hard 
work Deputy Chief Daniel Perez Jr. has done for others during his time 
serving with the Salinas Police Department. I ask my distinguished 
colleagues to join me in recognizing the selflessness service of Deputy 
Chief Daniel Perez Jr. and to congratulate him on his well-earned 
retirement. I extend my personal appreciation to Deputy Chief Daniel 
Perez Jr. for his service to his community.

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