[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                   RECOGNIZING SHERIFF LARRY D. SMITH

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                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 4, 2002

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sheriff Larry D. 
Smith of Riverside County California. Larry Smith was sworn in as 
Riverside County's eleventh sheriff on December 14, 1994. He has 
faithfully served the people of Riverside as sheriff for the past 8 
years and to recognize this service the Riverside County Board of 
Supervisors dedicated August 1, 2002 as ``Larry D. Smith Day'' in 
Riverside County.
  Sheriff Larry Smith began his thirty-six years in law enforcement as 
deputy sheriff in the Blythe Jail and Patrol Station. He has held each 
successive rank in assignments across Riverside County. His 
distinguished career includes a variety of command assignments, 
including narcotics enforcement, information services, the jail, and 
the patrol station. Sheriff Smith also served as the County's Search 
and Rescue coordinator and commanded the department's Emergency Service 
Team.
  In addition to being the Chief Law Enforcement Officer for Riverside 
County he is also a past board chairman and current board member of the 
Federal Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, a past 
president and current member of the Riverside County Law Enforcement 
Administrators Association and past chairman of the local and regional 
CAL-ID boards. In addition, Larry Smith served as President of the 
California State Sheriff's Association until June 2002.
  Sheriff Smith has been recognized statewide with numerous awards and 
commendations including: the Special Recognition Award in 1996 from the 
California Narcotics Officer's Association, the Outstanding Law 
Enforcement Officer Award in 1996 from Veterans of Foreign Wars 
Department of California, the 1997 Director's Award for Partnership 
from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the 
1998 Professional of The Year Award from the California Peace Officers 
Association.
  Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of the celebration of Sheriff Smith's 
career, I would like to personally thank him for his thirty-six years 
of service to the people of Riverside County and wish him good fortune 
in the future.

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