SR 676 — Commending Kelvin L. Wright.

SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22208136D I SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

676 OfferedE August 31, 2022 N Commending Kelvin L.

TN Patrons––Spruill,R Deeds,Agreed Favola,to Hashmi,by Lucasthe andSenate, RuffSeptember R7, ––––––––––2022 O WHEREAS, Kelvin L.

and DL WHEREAS, Kelvin Wright joined the Chesapeake Police Department in 1982 as a patrolman and laterL ander served as a field training officer, traffic enforcement officer, and instructor in various capacities;capacitEes;

and C WHEREAS, Kelvin Wright earned a promotion to the rank of sergeant in 1992, which led to his positions as patrol supervisor, special investigations section supervisor, and emergency dispatch centerD supervisor;

andtrol supervisor, special investigations section supervisor, and emergency dispatEh center WHEREAS, attaining the rank of lieutenant in 1996, Kelvin Wright took the helm of the SecondDSecond Precinct as its executive officer and proved instrumental to the development and implementation of the Chesapeake Police Department's pilot community policing program in the South Norfolk section of thethethe city;

and WHEREAS, elevated to the rank of captain in 1998, Kelvin Wright fulfilled the duties of several leadership positions, including commander of the Records and Support Section, commander of the SecondR Precinct,SecWHEREAS, andKelvin firstWright commanderwas key to advancing the efforts of the newlyChesapeake openedPolice FifthDepartment Precinct;7 by revising its districting and manpower plan and by organizing and partnering with citizen groups and E civic leagues to address community concerns and enact strategies to reduce crime;

and byR revisingWHEREAS, itsappointed districtingto andthe manpowerrank planof andmajor byin organizing2003, andKelvin partneringWright withcommanded citizenthe groupsProfessional Standards Bureau, where his responsibilities included leading, directing, and civicoverseeing leaguesmyriad toaspects addressof communityWHEREAS, concernsKelvin Wright became chief of the Chesapeake Police Department at the rank of colonel on April 1, 2008, taking the reins of a growing, modern police force that today staffs more than 525 officers and enactcivilian strategiespersonnel toand reduceserves crime;more than 242,000 citizens;

and R WHEREAS, appointedduring tohis thetenure rankas chief of majorpolice, in 2003, Kelvin Wright commandedcreated theand Professionalcarried 7out Standardsa Bureau,bolstering whereits hisreputation responsibilitiesas includedone leading, directing, and overseeing myriad aspects of the Chesapeakesafest Policecities Department'sin operations;the nation;

andandcrime in the City of Chesapeake, WHEREAS, in preparation for his law-enforcement career, Kelvin Wright becameacquired chiefan ofassociate's degree in criminal justice from Tidewater Community College, a bachelor's degree in sociology from Saint Leo University, and a master's degree in public administration from Troy University and completed coursework for a doctorate in public administration with an emphasis on urban policy from OldWHEREAS, Kelvin Wright has supported the Chesapeakelaw-enforcement Policeprofession Departmentas atfirst vice president of the rankVirginia Association of colonelChiefs onof AprilPolice 1,and 2008,the takingregional chair of the reinsMidsize Agencies Division of athe growing,International modernAssociation policeof forceChiefs thatof todayPolice staffswhile morealso thanteaching 525classes officerson andvarious civiliansubjects personnelrelated to policing and servescriminology moreat thanTidewater 242,000Community citizens;College;

and department-widehonors crimeand reductionaccolades strategyover thathis hascareer, significantlyincluding reduced crime in the City of Chesapeake,Chesapeake's bolsteringStar itsPerformer reputationAward asand oneCity ofManager's Award and the safestChesapeake citiesPolice inDepartment's theMeritorious nation;Police Service Award;

and WHEREAS, in preparation for his law-enforcement career, Kelvin Wright acquired an associate's degree in criminal justice from Tidewater Community College, a bachelor's degree in sociology from :

35 Saint Leo University, and a master's degree in public administration from Troy University and 36 completed coursework for a doctorate in public administration with an emphasis on urban policy from / 37 Old Dominion University;

and 38 WHEREAS, Kelvin Wright has supported the law-enforcement profession as first vice president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police while also teaching classes on various subjects related to policing and criminology at Tidewater Community College;

and WHEREAS, in recognition of his service to the community, Kelvin Wright has received numerous honors and accolades over his career, including the City of Chesapeake's Star Performer Award and City Manager's Award and the Chesapeake Police Department's Meritorious Police Service Award;