[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6090]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING CLARENCE W. DUPNIK FOR 50 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT 
               SERVICE TO THE TUCSON, ARIZONA, COMMUNITY

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                             HON. ED PASTOR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 15, 2008

  Mr. PASTOR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of 
America's finest, Clarence W. Dupnik, Sheriff of Pima County, Arizona, 
who, this year, celebrates 50 years of law enforcement service to his 
community in Tucson, Arizona. Sheriff Dupnik began his career in 
February, 1958, as a Patrol Officer with the City of Tucson Police 
Department. While there, he held various positions, rising to Major in 
charge of Field Operations when he retired in January, 1977. From 
there, he was appointed Chief Deputy Sheriff of the Pima County 
Sheriffs Department, and was appointed Pima County Sheriff on February 
19, 1980. Since that time, Sheriff Dupnik has been elected to 7 
consecutive terms of office as Pima County Sheriff, a position in which 
he remains today. Of his 50 years of law enforcement service, Clarence 
Dupnik has served 31 years as Sheriff of Pima County, the 2nd largest 
populated county in the States of Arizona, and the 7th largest county 
in the nation--a remarkable achievement!
  During his law enforcement career, Sheriff Dupnik has, among other 
things:
  Led the reduction of the per capital crime rate in Pima County to 
levels equal to the City of Scottsdale and one-half the crime rate 
within the City of Tucson.
  Created the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Trafficking Interdiction 
Squads (MANTIS).
  Founded the Command Group of the Arizona Alliance Planning Committee, 
a joint federal, state, and local law enforcement task force to 
interdict and prevent the smuggling of illegal narcotics into Arizona 
from Mexico.
  Collaborated with the FBI to participate in the Joint Terrorism Task 
Force, and was appointed to serve on the Executive Committee of the 
FBI.
  Pursued and secured funding from the Department of Homeland Security 
for a helicopter to identify and interdict terrorists.
  Introduced Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) in Pima County 
Schools.
  Founded the drug prevention group known as the Arizonans for a Drug-
Free Workplace, and serves as its Chairman.
  Madam Speaker, the dedication and service of Clarence Dupnik to Pima 
County during his 50 year law enforcement career is truly commendable 
and worthy of note by this body. We thank Sheriff Dupnik for his long 
and illustrious career, and wish him further success in the years to 
come. We know that all of the years of public service have sacrificed 
time from this family and personal matters, so we take this moment to 
also thank and acknowledge his wife, Susie, and their families. The 
Tucson community, and the state of Arizona as a whole, is a better 
place because of you, my friend, Sheriff Dupnik.

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