[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING CHIEF MIKE LORENZ

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                          HON. NORMA J. TORRES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 11, 2026

  Mrs. TORRES of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Chief 
Mike Lorenz and to commend him for his 28 years of service to the 
Ontario Police Department in my congressional district as he retires on 
February 18, 2026.
  Chief Lorenz is a graduate of West Covina High School and California 
Coast University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Criminal 
Justice.
  As a young adult, he honorably served our Nation in the United States 
Air Force from July 1993 to June 1997. Late in 1997, Chief Lorenz 
attended the 130th basic training academy at the San Bernardino 
Sheriff's Academy. During his time at the academy, he was hired by the 
City of Ontario, where he became a patrol officer in March of 1998.
  Over the past 28 years he has served Ontario's Police Department in 
various capacities: Patrol, Narcotics, Gang Violence Suppression Unit, 
Field Training Program, Multi-Enforcement Team, and SWAT. For four 
years, he served Ontario as a task force officer with the California 
Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE) 
Clandestine Laboratory Team, where he targeted labs producing 
methamphetamine and phencyclidine (PCP).
  Chief Lorenz's remarkable career is marked by the several supervisory 
and command positions he has held in Patrol Operations, East Area 
Command, SWAT/Crisis Negotiations, Community Oriented Problem Solving/
Multi Enforcement Team (COPS/MET), Gang Suppression Unit, K9 and 
Interdiction, and Captain in Field Operations.
  Before his time as Chief, he served as the Deputy Chief for two and a 
half years. After being promoted, Lorenz was sworn in as Chief of the 
Ontario Police Department in 2020.
  For his remarkable career and outstanding service, it is my honor to 
recognize Chief Mike Lorenz ahead of his retirement from the Ontario 
Police Department. His commitment to our community and Nation is worthy 
of the highest commendation.

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