Bill Text: VA HJR492 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Virginia House Joint Resolution 492 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Commending Alan Freed.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-03-09 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ492ER) [HJR492 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-HJR492-Enrolled.html

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 492 Commending Alan Freed.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 7, 2018 Agreed to by the Senate, March 9, 2018

WHEREAS, Alan Freed, a distinguished law-enforcement officer, has ably served the residents of the City of Falls Church for more than 30 years; and

WHEREAS, Alan Freed joined the Falls Church Police Department as a private in 1987, and he rose through the ranks to become a corporal in 2012; and

WHEREAS, for much of his career, Alan Freed worked in the Operations Division as a patrol officer and a K-9 handler; in addition to serving and protecting the residents of Falls Church, he and his police dog Rudy represented the city regionally and nationally in United States Police Canine Association certification trials; and

WHEREAS, Alan Freed also serves as a field training officer, was the department's main contact for the Falls Church Towing Enforcement Program, and performed compliance inspections on city taxi drivers; and

WHEREAS, Alan Freed is passionate about drunk driving awareness enforcement, having received the Awards for Excellence in Community Service and Public Safety from Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program multiple times for his exceptional arrest record of people driving while intoxicated; and

WHEREAS, Alan Freed has received many other awards and accolades throughout his 30-year career, including the 1988 Police Officer of the Year Award and the Valor Award from the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police in 2013; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Alan Freed for his 30 years of service to the City of Falls Church as a law-enforcement officer; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Alan Freed as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his contributions to the Falls Church community.