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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING SCITUATE POLICE CHIEF DAVID M. RANDALL ON HIS

RETIREMENT AFTER MORE THAN TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED AND

EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF SCITUATE, RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Quattrocchi, Morgan, Shekarchi, Hull, and Solomon

     Date Introduced: June 14, 2017

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, David M. Randall was born a third-generation carpenter in Scituate, Rhode

Island. He followed in his family's footsteps and worked as a carpenter until he felt the call to

serve our nation. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1985, and served our nation with honor

from 1985 to 1993 in the United States Army and the Rhode Island National Guard; and

     WHEREAS, Colonel Randall joined the Scituate Police Department on March 12, 1990,

and thanks to his tireless work ethic and attention to detail, he steadily rose through the ranks and

earned numerous departmental awards for exceptional police work. He was promoted to Sergeant

in 1997, was chosen to attend the FBI National Academy in 2001, was promoted to Lieutenant in

2006, Captain in 2007, was appointed Acting Chief of Police in July of 2008, and was appointed

Chief of Police on September 2, 2008, a position he held until February 15, 2017; and

     WHEREAS, As Police Chief, Colonel Randall was responsible for the management of

the Police Department, the Consolidated Dispatch Center and Animal Control, 26 employees, and

a budget of more than $2.25 million. He also served on town committees responsible for contract

and grievance negotiations, human resources, hazard mitigation, and chaired the Town of

Scituate's Traffic Safety Commission from 2008 to 2017; and

     WHEREAS, Under his direction and guidance, Police Chief Randall was responsible for

police station upgrades, developed and administered the 1st Professional Standards-Based

Training Program, developed the Department's 1st Citizen's Police Academy, revised the

Department's new Officer Field Training Program, devised and implemented a School Resource

Officer selection process, revised the Juvenile Operations policy, and arranged a coordinated

project and equipment grant that resulted into the Department receiving a new 800 MHz radio

system; and

     WHEREAS, Colonel Randall holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Administration of

Justice and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Roger Williams University. He

has been a member of American Legion Post #19 since 2010, and has served as their Commander

since 2016; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby congratulates Colonel David M. Randall on his retirement from

the Scituate Police Department after more than twenty-six years of dedicated and exemplary

service to the citizens of Scituate. We wish him a most happy retirement and continued success in

all his future endeavors; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Colonel David M. Randall.

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