[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E977]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     IN RECOGNITION OF CHIEF RONALD HADDAD AND THE DEARBORN POLICE 
                               DEPARTMENT

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 2021

  Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Chief Ronald 
Haddad of the Dearborn Police Department who was recently chosen to be 
featured in the National Law Enforcement Museum's new exhibit: Post-9/
11: The Evolution of American Law Enforcement. His honorable years of 
service to our community is worthy of commendation.
  Two decades after the terrorist attacks on our nation that shook the 
world, we remember the lives lost on that terrible day. Dearborn, 
Michigan is home to the largest Arab American and Muslim populations in 
the United States and faced unique challenges in the days and months 
following the horrendous attacks by extremists. Muslim-owned businesses 
and mosques faced threats, Islamophobia, and hatred--but the Dearborn 
police ensured their safety and routinely checked in on our neighbors.
  For their courageous actions in the face of hate, Chief Haddad and 
the Dearborn Police Department are featured in an exhibit on post-9/11 
policing at the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C. 
Though Chief Haddad was working in Detroit on September 11th, he took 
it upon himself to work with area police departments to build 
relationships with the Arab American community and to do what was 
needed to protect them amidst rising hatred.
  Chief Haddad became Dearborn's first Arab American police chief in 
2008, as well as the first Arab American police chief in Michigan. He 
serves on several state and national advisory boards, including on the 
Law Enforcement Immigration Reform Commission.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Chief 
Ronald Haddad for his invaluable service to the Dearborn Police 
Department and for his lasting impact on our community following the 
events of September 11, 2001. Chief Haddad and the Dearborn Police 
Department are hardworking, everyday heroes that we are fortunate to 
have here in Michigan.

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