Bill Text: VA HR319 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Robert Mawyer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-20 - Bill text as passed House (HR319ER) [HR319 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HR319-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Robert Mawyer, an outstanding law-enforcement officer, retired as chief of the West Point Police Department in 2018; and
WHEREAS, Robert Mawyer was hired by the West Point Police Department in 2012 to assist with its accreditation process and became a part-time officer and an auxiliary officer in October of that year; and
WHEREAS, Robert Mawyer became interim police chief on April 1, 2013, and oversaw numerous enhancements to the department, including chaplain services to provide support for officers and citizens; upgrades to the computer-aided dispatch and records management systems; acquisition of the AFIS Love Scan fingerprint system; membership in the Crater Criminal Justice Academy; and the successful pursuit of grants to purchase vehicles and equipment for the department; and
WHEREAS, Robert Mawyer was instrumental in helping the West Point Police Department become the smallest accredited police department in the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Robert Mawyer brought distinction to the West Point Police Department through his involvement with many community programs, including Trunk or Treat, the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of the USA, Take Back the Night, Toys for Tots, the YMCA, and school reading programs; and
WHEREAS, Robert Mawyer offered his leadership to the Virginia Law Enforcement Accreditation Coalition, Virginia Transportation Safety Board, Bridges for Change, Crater Criminal Justice Academy, and Rappahannock Criminal Justice Community Services Board; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Robert Mawyer hereby be commended on the occasion of his retirement as chief of the West Point Police Department in 2018; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Robert Mawyer as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for his legacy of service to the West Point community.
