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2018 SESSION

18107538D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 164
Offered March 6, 2018
Commending Jarad L. Phelps.
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Patrons-- Guzman, Ayala, Bell, John J., Carroll Foy and Roem
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WHEREAS, Jarad L. Phelps of Prince William County, a well-respected assistant police chief, has received the 2017 Human Rights Award for his work in initiating the “Stay True to Blue” academy course, used to give police cadets real-life exposure to community issues and promote police and community collaboration; and

WHEREAS, a native of Prince William County with 21 years of law enforcement experience, Jarad Phelps began his career with the Prince William County Police Department in 1996 as a patrol officer and was recently promoted from captain to the rank of major; and

WHEREAS, Jarad Phelps has served as a member and supervisor of the bike team, an instructor at the Prince William County Criminal Justice Academy, a member of the SWAT team, a member of the department’s Incident Management Team, and a member of the National Capital Region Incident Management Team; and

WHEREAS, Jarad Phelps has also served as a patrol supervisor, the deputy district commander for the Western District Station, commander of the Property Crimes Bureau and Special Victims and Youth Services Bureau in the Criminal Investigations Division, and a deputy commander in the Special Operations Bureau; and

WHEREAS, Jarad Phelps holds a master’s degree in public administration from George Mason University and a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in criminal justice from James Madison University; and

WHEREAS, Jarad Phelps is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, and the Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation’s Professional Executive Leadership School; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Jarad L. Phelps, a well-respected and long-serving assistant police chief, hereby be commended for his service to Prince William County; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jarad L. Phelps as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for his many achievements, including the 2017 Human Rights Award.