[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 176 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1148]
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HONORING MINORITY BUSINESS TOPPS PRIVATE INVESTIGATION & SECURITY FIRM, 
                                  LLC

                                 ______
                                 

                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2022

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
resilient minority business that is doing great things in their 
community, Topps Private Investigation & Security Firm, LLC.
  Mrs. Ophelia Topps is the Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Topps 
Private Investigation & Security Firm, LLC. She is a native of Grenada, 
MS. She is married to Anthony Topps, Sr., and has four children--three 
boys and one girl, and she also has six beautiful grandchildren.
  Mrs. Topps received her bachelor's in criminal justice from the 
University of Mississippi in 2014. She began her law enforcement career 
as a Telecommunicator with the Grenada Police Department. After 14 
years of service, Mrs. Topps transitioned to a police officer. In 2016, 
she then retired from the Grenada Police Department as a Detective 
Lieutenant.
  After Mrs. Topps retired, she opened her own business, which is Topps 
Private Investigation & Security Firm, LLC. Topps Private Investigation 
is a Minority/Women owned and operated business with over 30 years of 
law enforcement experience, combined with over ten years of private 
investigation and security experience.
  Mrs. Topps specialize in a diverse range of services pertaining to 
security and investigations. During her tenure with the Grenada Police 
Department, she completed multiple training programs that equipped her 
with the skills needed to protect and serve her community. She has led 
her team of security guards in different security capacities including 
at universities, public schools, semi-pro football league, conferences, 
concerts, corporate buildings, and most recently, Mississippi 
Department of Health State School and Nashville Metropolitan 
Development Housing Agency apartment complex towers.
  Mrs. Topps is a recipient of the 2013 Bobby L. ``Bubba'' Wells 
Motivational Award--Law Fit Challenge. Mrs. Topps' passion is to serve 
and protect others. Yearly, she adopts a class with the ICS Head Start 
Center for Christmas. She continues to provide professional service 
that promotes public safety.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. 
Topps and Topps Private Investigation & Security Firm, LLC for her 
resilience and hard work her and her firm do for their community.