[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11167]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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        TRIBUTE TO LOVELAND, COLORADO, POLICE CHIEF TOM WAGONER

 Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I rise today to commend the chief 
of police of Loveland, CO, Tom Wagoner, for his distinguished career of 
service to the people of Loveland.
  Chief Wagoner was born in Minnesota and raised in eastern Illinois. 
After spending 2 years in the Army, he became a police officer and 
joined the Greeley, CO, Police Department in 1979. Having served in 
several positions in the Greeley Police Department, Chief Wagoner left 
Colorado in 1987 to be the police chief in Tullahoma, TN.
  Fortunately, it was not long before Chief Wagoner came back to 
Colorado to serve as the police chief in my hometown of Loveland in 
1989. The city of Loveland has greatly benefited from his leadership. 
Over the course of his tenure, he made many additions to the 
department, including a mounted patrol unit, a motorcycle unit, a 
community policing program, and a new radio system. Chief Wagoner also 
presided over a move to a new police headquarters in 2002 and has 
ensured that the Loveland Police Department has received national 
accreditation since 1992.
  I thank Chief Wagoner for over 15 years of service to the citizens of 
Loveland. He leaves behind a difficult set of shoes to fill, and he 
will be missed.

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