[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 25 (Friday, February 8, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E154]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING CORPORAL RYAN BAILLIE AS PUBLIC SAFETY HERO OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, February 8, 2019

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Corporal Ryan Baillie, whom I have named a Public Safety Hero of the 
Year in Contra Costa County.
  Mr. Baillie was born in the Bay Area and has shown a penchant for 
public service since he was a member of the Boy Scouts of America. He 
was a Merit Badge Counselor and an Eagle Scout, the highest honor in 
the Boy Scouts of America, before beginning his career in law 
enforcement. Mr. Baillie joined the Martinez Police Department as a 
Cadet in 2004. In 2007, he became a Police Assistant and a Reserve 
Police Officer. He was sworn in as a full-time Police Officer in 2008 
and has many roles within the Department since then. He has worked as a 
patrolman, detective, and a corporal. His collateral duties have 
included Hostage Negotiator and Explorer Advisor and he has been a 
member of the Patrol Rifle Team, Bicycle Patrol Unit, Off-Road 
Motorcycle Team and Honor Guard.
  As a detective, Mr. Baillie works tirelessly to bring offenders to 
justice so victims can begin to heal. Mr. Baillie came across a March 
2012 report of a woman detailing her kidnapping and forced sexual 
servitude. He dedicated three years to leading an investigation into 
the woman's claims. Mr. Baillie's investigation led him to additional 
victims and he uncovered what is considered Contra Costa County's worst 
human trafficking case. Mr. Baillie listened to many hours of recorded 
conversations from the perpetrator's time in jail on gun charges and 
persuaded some of the additional victims of the perpetrator of the 
trafficking ring to cooperate. In no small part because of his 
diligence and methodical approach to the case, the perpetrator was 
charged on 40 felony charges and sentenced to 180 years to life in 
prison.
  Madam Speaker, we thank Ryan Baillie for his dedication. For this 
reason, it is fitting and proper that we honor him here today.

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