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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Rachel Fleming retired from the Denton |
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Police Department on March 31, 2023, concluding an outstanding |
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career with the agency that spanned 25 years; and |
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WHEREAS, After being hired as a patrol officer in 1998, |
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Deputy Chief Fleming was named the community relations officer for |
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southern Denton in 2002; two years later, she joined the Criminal |
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Investigations Division, where she spent 12 years investigating |
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financial and narcotics offenses; in 2016, she was promoted to |
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sergeant, and she subsequently led a night shift patrol unit for two |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Fleming has further benefited the |
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department through her work as its special events coordinator, |
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student resource officer sergeant, and family services sergeant; |
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after being promoted to lieutenant in 2019, she began supervising |
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the jail, student resource officers, fleet, warrants office, and |
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technology for the department, as well as its quartermaster |
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program; in 2021, she was promoted to deputy chief, and she has |
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since been placed in command of the Support Bureau; and |
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WHEREAS, While pursuing her own career goals, Deputy Chief |
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Fleming has demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting the |
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ambitions of other officers and supervisors; she has served as a |
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certified instructor in the Basic Peace Officer Academy and has |
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also been active in the department's self-defense program for |
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members of the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Rachel Fleming's dedication, |
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integrity, and commitment to protecting and serving the public have |
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greatly benefited the citizens of Denton and earned her the respect |
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and admiration of her colleagues, and she may indeed reflect with |
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pride on a career well spent as she embarks on the next exciting |
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chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Deputy Chief Rachel Fleming on her |
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retirement from the Denton Police Department and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Deputy Chief Fleming as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |