Speaker: Senator Harry M. Reid (NV)
Title: Retirement of Police Chief Jerry Hoover
Location: Washington, DC
Date: 07/16/2004

RETIREMENT OF POLICE CHIEF JERRY HOOVER

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today to express my congratulations to Reno Police Chief Jerry Hoover on his retirement. The City of Reno and the State of Nevada owe this public servant a tremendous debt of gratitude for his hard work and strong dedication to law enforcement and the public safety.

Although Mr. Hoover spent 36 years in law enforcement, his service to our Nation in fact began with his combat service in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division. Since then he has dedicated his life to making our Nation's communities safer and has served admirably the people of San Diego, CA; Boulder, CO; St. Joseph, MO; and Reno, NV.

Chief Hoover provided strong and innovative leadership during a very challenging time for the Reno Police Department.
Like police agencies throughout the country, the department under Chief Hoover's leadership has significantly expanded its responsibilities in recent years to meet our Nation's homeland security needs.

Reno's police officers have met this new challenge while also policing one of our Nation's fastest-growing metropolitan areas.

During his tenure, Chief Hoover helped create the Reno Model PTO training program that provides post-Academy police training with an emphasis on critical thinking and problem-solving. He also effectively drew on the resources of the entire Reno community to meet the city's law enforcement and public safety needs by initiating the Senior Auxiliary Volunteer Effort program, which trains volunteers 50 and older to assist with park and school patrols and special community projects.

Despite the demands of his position, Chief Hoover still found time to help train the next generation of law enforcement professionals through classes at the University of Nevada, Reno, and Nevada State College in Henderson. Even after his retirement from the Reno department, Chief Hoover will continue his lifelong commitment to effective law enforcement as a consultant to police agencies throughout the country.

Chief Hoover has led a distinguished career marked by generous service. Please join me in congratulating him on his retirement from the Reno Police Department and in wishing him luck in all his future endeavors.