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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING MS. JOAN MARIE COLLINS ON HER RETIREMENT FROM THE

RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE AFTER MORE THAN TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF

MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Noret, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Kazarian, Ackerman,
Vella-Wilkinson, Bennett, McNamara, Solomon, and Casimiro

     Date Introduced: July 01, 2021

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Joan Marie Collins began her distinguished public service career with the

Rhode Island State Police when she was hired on November 1, 1992, to serve as a

Telecommunicator in the (National Crime Information Center) (NCIC)/Control Bureau. In

recognition of her tireless work ethic and deeply abiding commitment to the safety of all

members of the Rhode Island State Police and Rhode Island law enforcement officers, she was

promoted to the position of Assistant Shift Supervisor on October 27, 1996; and

     WHEREAS, On November 24, 1996, Ms. Collins was further promoted, this time to the

position of Police Communications Specialist Supervisor, a position she held until her retirement

on June 29, 2021. In this capacity, Ms. Collins was responsible for all aspects of the

NCIC/Control Bureau. From 2005 to 2011, she was responsible for and did a superb job of

organizing and supervising the Rhode Island Most Wanted site, a vital enforcement tool for area

law enforcement agencies. She received many laurels and much praise from numerous state

troopers and law enforcement agencies for her exemplary work with the site; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Collins organized and coordinated Rhode Island’s Amber and Silver

alerts for many years. She also gave her time to organize events to provide digital identification

kits, including fingerprints, photographs, and DNA swabs for thousands of children. No person in

Rhode Island was more dedicated to the safeguarding and protection of children than Ms. Collins.

She gave countless hours of her personal time to ensure the protection of our children; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Collins has received numerous accolades in recognition of her

distinguished service to the State of Rhode Island. In 1996, she received the State Police Civilian

of the Year Award for “distinguishing herself through her loyalty, dedication, and skills as an

integral member of the NCIC Bureau of the Rhode Island State Police. In the discharge of her

duties, she consistently displayed concern for the safety of Troopers and all police officers on

patrol in the State of Rhode Island.” In 2013, she was the recipient of the Rhode Island Attorney

General’s Justice Award for Crime Prevention, “an award given in recognition of individual

excellence and commitment to justice and the community”; now, therefore be it

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

congratulates Ms. Joan Marie Collins on her retirement from the Rhode Island State Police on

June 29, 2021, after more than twenty-nine years of meritorious service to the State of Rhode

Island as a Police Communications Specialist Supervisor; 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 Ms. Joan Marie Collins.

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