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IN RECOGNITION OF POLICE CHIEF WALTER SWEENEY
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HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING
of massachusetts
in the house of representatives
Friday, January 28, 2022
Mr. KEATING. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the career of Police Chief Walter Sweeney, who is retiring from the Hanover Police Department after 43 years of service to our community.
Walter Sweeney grew up in Massachusetts, graduating from Hanover High School. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Stonehill College and a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Western New England College.
Chief Sweeney began his career with the Town of Hanover in 1977 as a volunteer firefighter and later joined the Hanover Police Department in 1978 as an emergency communications center dispatcher. From there, he rose through the ranks--serving as an officer, sergeant, and lieutenant before ultimately being appointed police chief in 2008.
Chief Sweeny pursued additional opportunities to serve his community and is an active member of several committees. He is a past president of the Plymouth County Chiefs of Police Association and a current member of the Plymouth County Outreach Board of Directors. Chief Sweeney also holds membership status in the Massachusetts Chief of Police Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Southeastern Massachusetts Chiefs of Police. Additionally, Chief Sweeney was appointed as the Acting Town Manager for the Town of Hanover in 2012 and is also a long-lime instructor at the Massachusetts State Police Academy.
Chief Sweeney's leadership and commitment to reforming law enforcement's role towards drug addiction and recovery is among his outstanding achievements. Sweeney has been on the Plymouth County Outreach team, a collaboration of police departments focused on helping those with substance abuse disorder. since its founding in 2017. The program, which Chief Sweeney was instrumental in creating, has been nationally recognized for its innovation and results after fatal overdoses in Plymouth County decreased by 26 percent. Chief Sweeney has been a strong advocate for the PCO model and presented on this program at the 2020 COAP National Forum and the 2019 PAARI National Conference.
I want to congratulate Chief Sweeney on his exemplary career and service to our community. Chief Sweeney will gather with family and friends on December 16 to celebrate his retirement from the Hanover Police Department. I thank Chief Sweeney for his lifetime of exemplary service. I wish him and his family all the best in your future endeavors.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 18
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