[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E591]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





          RECOGNIZING OFFICER RALPH BROWN'S CAREER OF SERVICE

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                            HON. MIKE GARCIA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 21, 2023

  Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
and honor Officer Ralph Brown on the occasion of his retirement from a 
distinguished career with the Los Angeles Police Department. For more 
than 25 years, Officer Brown faithfully executed his duty as a sworn 
defender of his fellow officers and of the people of Los Angeles with 
grit, courage, and professional exceptionalism.
  Officer Brown joined the Los Angeles Police Department at the peak of 
the 1990s crime wave, when police officers were frequently put in 
harm's way while protecting their community with rampant gang activity 
and violent crime. Despite the considerable risks, Officer Brown 
decided to join the department in 1998 as a way to serve his community. 
Upon his graduation from the academy, he quickly ascended the ranks of 
the LAPD and began focusing on cracking down gang related criminal 
activity. After several years of law enforcement excellence, so valued 
was his expertise that he was promoted to Police Officer III and 
selected to become a Field Training Officer. In this new role, Officer 
Brown was responsible for training police officers on how to go after 
gangsters that threatened public safety.
  Officer Brown rounded out his career assigned to Van Nuys patrol as a 
Field Training Officer, retiring on June 28, 2023. He ended his career 
as a highly respected police officer who time and time again 
demonstrated his commitment to the core tenet of the Los Angeles Police 
Department: ``To Protect and Serve.''
  Once again, I want to extend my sincerest congratulations and well 
wishes to Officer Brown on his well-deserved retirement. We are 
grateful as a community for his more than 25 years of public service 
and wish him all the best.

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