[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 86 (Friday, May 17, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3334]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING DEPUTY SHERIFF GLENN HILLIARD

  (Mr. HARRIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, as we commemorate National Police Week, I 
take a moment to honor the memory of Wicomico County Deputy Sheriff 
Glenn Hilliard, a heroic Maryland Eastern Shore police officer who was 
killed in the line of duty while protecting his community from a 
violent criminal; unfortunately, an all too often occurrence in today's 
America.
  In the evening hours of June 12, 2022, Officer Hilliard received a 
call that a fleeing fugitive was in the surrounding area.
  While certainly potentially dangerous, this call wasn't much 
different from the hundreds of calls for help the Wicomico County 
police departments and police departments across the country receive 
daily as they confront crime to protect our communities.
  Sadly, for Officer Hilliard, this call to duty would be his last. As 
he pursued the wanted criminal, the fugitive turned and fired, 
ultimately taking the life of Officer Hilliard.
  As Officer Hilliard's family reminds us, he died doing what he loved 
and left behind a legacy of selflessly defending his community. In the 
end, it was not the way Officer Hilliard died but the way he lived.
  As we honor National Police Week, let's take a moment to thank the 
many police officers who risk their lives so we can be safe.
  May the memory of Officer Glenn Hilliard and all our fallen police 
officers never be forgotten.

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