[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17128]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING CHIEF CHRIS MOORE UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE SAN JOSE POLICE 
                               DEPARTMENT

                                 ______
                                 

                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 13, 2012

  Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge and 
honor Chief of Police Chris Moore upon his retirement from the San Jose 
Police Department.
   Chris has been a police officer since 1982. He worked for UC 
Berkeley campus police for three years before joining the San Jose 
Police Department in 1985. Chris earned his Bachelor of Arts degree 
from UC Berkeley, a Masters of Public Administration from San Jose 
State University, and a Juris Doctorate from Lincoln Law School. In 
1999, he was selected as a White House Fellow to serve one year as 
Counsel to US Attorney General Janet Reno. In 2004, Chris received the 
Fulbright Police Research Fellowship to study police accountability at 
the London School of Economics and New Scotland Yard.
   In 2011, City Manager Debra Figone appointed Chris as San Jose's 9th 
Chief of Police since 1912. During his tenure, Chris reached out to 
minority groups in the community to regain the public's trust. Chris 
changed the official police handbook to make sure officers are not 
unfairly profiling members of the public. He implemented a Community 
Advisory Board and personally met with community members to address 
their concerns. During talks with the community about the 
implementation of Secure Communities, Chris reached out to the Latino 
community and emphasized that he would not be involved in civil 
immigration enforcement. In 2011, Chris received the Dr. Martin Luther 
King Jr. Association's Mover of Mountains award for Public Safety and 
Community Bridge Building for his efforts.
   Chris served as Chair for the Public Safety Alliance. He traveled to 
Washington to testify before Congress to fund the creation of a 
broadband network specifically for law enforcement and public safety 
agencies to move large amounts of video or audio data during an 
emergency. The bill allows police, firefighters, and other first 
responders to transmit images, voice, and video back and forth from the 
field to the emergency room. Police are able to obtain pictures from 
bank robberies in progress and fire departments are able to obtain 
building plans en route to calls. When President Obama signed the $7 
billion bill to reallocate the 700 MHz spectrum to first responders, 
Chris stood behind the President.
   Chief Chris Moore is retiring after over 27 years with the San Jose 
Police Department and I wish him all the best in the years to come. I 
commend Chris for his valuable service. The community is very fortunate 
to have benefited from his dedication, commitment, and advocacy. He has 
left his mark in San Jose and I know he will continue to play a 
positive role in our community during his retirement.

                          ____________________