[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21161]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING ALLISON JACOBS FOR HER EXEMPLARY SERVICE

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                          HON. JERRY McNERNEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 8, 2009

  Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to honor 
Officer Allison Jacobs of Brentwood for her work unraveling an 18-year-
old case and helping reunite a long-separated family. By acting on 
their instincts, Officer Jacobs, and her colleague Lisa Campbell, were 
able to serve justice by acting on suspicious behavior that resulted in 
removing an innocent mother and her two young children from a monstrous 
situation.
  11-year-old Jaycee Dugard was tragically kidnapped on her way to 
school. For 18 years, she was subjected to unspeakable abuse. Ms. 
Dugard was denied contact with the outside world, and had it not been 
for Officer Jacobs' outstanding performance of her duties, the abuse 
for Jaycee and her daughters would have continued indefinitely.
  Allison Jacobs' and Lisa Campbell's intuition, combined with an 
effective utilization of their training, saved innocent people from 
further harm, led to the removal of a dangerous person from our 
streets, and reunited a family torn apart by a deranged criminal. I 
have the highest regard and admiration for their actions and am proud 
to represent such an outstanding officer.

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