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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING MAJOR KAREN PINCH ON HER PROMOTION TO RHODE ISLAND | |
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STATE POLICE MAJOR | |
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Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Crowley, and Sheehan | |
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Date Introduced: March 06, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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WHEREAS, Police officers in the State of Rhode Island and across America work |
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diligently and courageously to serve, protect, and preserve the peace, regardless of the perils or |
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hazards they potentially face each and every day; and |
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WHEREAS, Major Pinch grew up in Jamestown and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree |
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from Brown University with a double major in Organizational Behavior and Management and |
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Psychology. In addition, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Administration of Justice |
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from Roger Williams University; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1992, Major Pinch was sworn in as an officer with the Rhode Island State |
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Police. During her tenure with the State Police, she has served in each of the State Police's five |
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barracks, as an Instructor at the Rhode Island State Police Training Academy, and as the Officer- |
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in-Charge of the Information and Technology Unit; and |
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WHEREAS, In January of 2013, Major Pinch was promoted to the position of Chief |
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Administrative Officer overseeing technology and communication, planning and research, fleet |
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management, and the state police's central management office; and |
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WHEREAS, Major Pinch is the first female Rhode Island State Trooper to be promoted |
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to a Command Staff level position in the department's storied history; and |
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WHEREAS, Major Pinch resides in Wakefield with her husband, Union Fire District |
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Deputy Fire Chief Steven Pinch, and their two children; and |
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WHEREAS, Rhode Island's citizenry lead far safer and more secure lives due to the |
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dedicated career of Major Pinch, and she is eminently worthy of our emulation and |
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acknowledgement; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby congratulates Major Karen Pinch on her promotion to the rank of Major with the Rhode |
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Island State Police. We furthermore thank her for protecting and serving the citizens of our state |
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and wish her continued success and good health; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Major Karen Pinch. |
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