[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 55 (Thursday, April 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E397]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  MATTHEW SHOCKEY RECOGNIZED AS SUGAR LAND POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 5, 2018

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Officer Matthew 
Shockey for being named the Sugar Land Police Officer of the Year.
  An eight-year veteran of the Sugar Land Police Department, Officer 
Shockey is the Head Firearms Instructor/Rangemaster and oversees the 
Taser Program and Ti Simulator Training program. He is a Master 
Explosive Breacher and is also a grant advisor and serves as the agency 
1033 Program Liaison. Before pursuing a career as a police officer, 
Shockey served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years. He was deployed 
to Iraq twice and spent the last year of service as a Combat 
Marksmanship instructor Trainer at the Division Marksmanship Training 
Unit.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to Officer Shockey for this great honor. I thank 
him for his commitment to keeping our community safe.

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