[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21945]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATIONS TO MISSOURI SHERIFF OF THE YEAR, SHERIFF KERRICK 
                               ALUMBAUGH

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 6, 2004

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, let me take this opportunity to 
congratulate Sheriff Kerrick Alumbaugh for being named the Missouri 
Deputy Sheriffs' Association's 2004 ``Sheriff of the Year.''
  Sheriff Alumbaugh was born on March 19, 1964, in St. Charles, 
Missouri. He graduated from Lafayette County C1 High School in 
Higginsville, Missouri. Later, he graduated from the FBI National Law 
Enforcement Academy.
  In September 1985, Sheriff Alumbaugh began his law enforcement career 
as a patrolman for the Higginsville, Missouri, Police Department. Then, 
in 1993, he became the Chief of Police of Higginsville, Missouri. He 
became the Sheriff of Lafayette County on January 1, 2001.
  During his time as Sheriff, he has had many accomplishments. Sheriff 
Alumbaugh formed a county-wide crime scene team comprised of local 
police agencies and trained by the Kansas City Crime Scene Unit, fought 
to give deputies a living wage, and was instrumental in the passage of 
the county-wide law enforcement tax and a new jail and court system. 
Also, he developed an investigation unit within the department, 
comprised of two detectives, that investigates and solves rural crimes. 
These two detectives alone filed more Felony cases in 2003 than the 
whole department did in 2000.
  Most importantly, he has instilled pride and professionalism for the 
deputies that work for the citizens of Lafayette County.
  Mr. Speaker, once again, I wish to extend my congratulations to 
Sheriff Kerrick Alumbaugh. It is with great pride that I honor him for 
being named the Missouri Deputy Sheriffs' Association's 2004 ``Sheriff 
of the Year.''

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