[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10161-10162]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RETIREMENT OF ASSISTANT CHIEF EARL C. PAYSINGER FROM THE LOS ANGELES 
                           POLICE DEPARTMENT

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                            HON. KAREN BASS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, July 1, 2016

  Ms. BASS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to make note of the retirement of 
Assistant Chief Earl C. Paysinger, who has served in the Los Angeles 
Police Department for over four decades.
  Appointed in 2006 as Director, Office of Operations, he oversaw the 
daily activities of over 7,000 sworn members of the Department, and 
previously served as Deputy Chief and Commanding Officer in Charge of 
Operations South Bureau.
  Assistant Chief Paysinger's career has included a focus on serving 
children and youth. He authored the Department's Youth First campaign 
and developed the LAPD Cadet Leadership Program, which has provided 
over 8,000 children with mentorship, resources and opportunities, and 
increased high school graduation rates for program participants. He 
also headed the ``Project Elementoring'' initiative that allowed newly 
appointed police officers to adopt and mentor a local elementary 
school.
  He enhanced the role of leadership teams in the twenty-one Area 
Community Relations Offices, including Senior Lead Officers, in 
engaging community residents and businesses.
  He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from 
California State University, Long Beach, graduated from the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation Command College, and completed the West Point 
Leadership Command Development Program.

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  For forty-one years, Assistant Chief Paysinger has worked to serve 
the people of the City and County of Los Angeles. I would like to 
salute him, and thank him for his service.

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