[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6673-6674]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING POLICE SERGEANT CARL D. PILCHER

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 13, 2015

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of 
Sergeant Carl Pilcher, a man who has truly devoted himself to public

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service. Carl was hired as a Police Officer by the Fairfield Police 
Department on April 11, 1988 and over the duration of his career worked 
in various capacities which included: Field Training, Patrol, Special 
Operations, Special Activity Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Team, and Youth 
Services. On December 31, 1999 he was promoted to Police Corporal where 
he served in the Patrol Bureau for two years before being promoted to 
Police Sergeant on December 28, 2001.
  As a Police Sergeant, Carl supervised the Youth Services Unit, 
investigators in the Major Crimes Unit, and several Patrol teams. Most 
recently, Sergeant Pilcher spent the past four years running the 
Personnel and Training Unit, where he ensured the Fairfield Police 
Department upheld the highest standards in the recruitment, hiring and 
training of the next generation of law enforcement Officers.
  Sergeant Pilcher is a skilled team leader who has received numerous 
commendations including an Exceptional Performance Citation for his 
decisive and exemplary leadership. He has been a valued public servant 
where his hard work and commitment to the community have made him a 
model representative of the law enforcement community.

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