[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 15928]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                RETIREMENT OF POLICE CHIEF JERRY HOOVER

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today to express my congratulations 
to Reno Police Chief Jerry Hoover on his retirement. The City of Reno 
and the State of Nevada owe this public servant a tremendous debt of 
gratitude for his hard work and strong dedication to law enforcement 
and the public safety.
  Although Mr. Hoover spent 36 years in law enforcement, his service to 
our Nation in fact began with his combat service in Vietnam with the 
101st Airborne Division. Since then he has dedicated his life to making 
our Nation's communities safer and has served admirably the people of 
San Diego, CA; Boulder, CO; St. Joseph, MO; and Reno, NV.
  Chief Hoover provided strong and innovative leadership during a very 
challenging time for the Reno Police Department. Like police agencies 
throughout the country, the department under Chief Hoover's leadership 
has significantly expanded its responsibilities in recent years to meet 
our Nation's homeland security needs.
  Reno's police officers have met this new challenge while also 
policing one of our Nation's fastest-growing metropolitan areas.
  During his tenure, Chief Hoover helped create the Reno Model PTO 
training program that provides post-Academy police training with an 
emphasis on critical thinking and problem-solving. He also effectively 
drew on the resources of the entire Reno community to meet the city's 
law enforcement and public safety needs by initiating the Senior 
Auxiliary Volunteer Effort program, which trains volunteers 50 and 
older to assist with park and school patrols and special community 
projects.
  Despite the demands of his position, Chief Hoover still found time to 
help train the next generation of law enforcement professionals through 
classes at the University of Nevada, Reno, and Nevada State College in 
Henderson. Even after his retirement from the Reno department, Chief 
Hoover will continue his lifelong commitment to effective law 
enforcement as a consultant to police agencies throughout the country.
  Chief Hoover has led a distinguished career marked by generous 
service. Please join me in congratulating him on his retirement from 
the Reno Police Department and in wishing him luck in all his future 
endeavors.

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