[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6960]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING RETIRING EL CERRITO SERGEANT WAYNE D. MANN

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                         HON. ELLEN O. TAUSCHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 20, 2007

  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Sergeant Wayne D. 
Mann of the El Cerrito Police Department who after 28 years of service 
will retire and close his career with the department.
  Sergeant Wayne D. Mann has unselfishly served his community with 
great dedication and pride, and will leave the department with special 
recognition and with the highest commendation. Sergeant Mann was born 
in Detroit, Michigan on May 6, 1957, and was raised in Martinez, 
California, where he later received an Associate of Arts Degree from 
Diablo Valley College.
  He began his career in law enforcement with the Martinez Police 
Department, as a Police Cadet, in 1976. Among his positions in the 
department, he was a Police Dispatcher, and a Volunteer Reserve Police 
Officer. He entered the Police Academy at Los Medonas College in 1979, 
entering the EI Cerrito Police Department the same year.
  Sergeant Mann has held many assignments within the department, such 
as Bicycle/Junior Traffic Officer, Crisis Negotiation Team, Assistant 
Range Master, Detective, Sergeant and Detective Sergeant, among others.
  Sergeant Mann has performed his duties with great technical 
competence, efficiency, and distinction, earning him the Albany-EI 
Cerrito Exchange Club ``Officer of the Year'' award in 1991. Along with 
his commitment to department, he has continued his professional growth 
by attending numerous classes and courses to include the Sherman Block 
Supervisory Leadership Institute.
  Sergeant Mann has served the citizens of Contra Costa County and the 
City of El Cerrito with great distinction, and in retiring from his 
position as a Police Sergeant, brings to close a career with the EI 
Cerrito Police Department.
  As Sergeant Wayne D. Mann retires from the El Cerrito Police 
Department, I would like to thank him, and his wife Tina and two 
children, Travis and Bryan, for his record of service and concern for 
the protection of life and property in the local community, and extend 
to him sincere best wishes for continued success in his future 
endeavors.

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