| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Kevin Kolbye retired as assistant police chief of |
|
|
the Arlington Police Department in 2022, following a noteworthy |
|
|
career spanning nearly four decades in law enforcement; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, In 1983, Mr. Kolbye was hired by the Dallas Police |
|
|
Department, and four years later, he joined the Federal Bureau of |
|
|
Investigation; he was named assistant special agent in charge of |
|
|
the Dallas Field Office in 2007; during his tenure, he led the FBI |
|
|
SWAT Team, participated in covert operations, and oversaw the |
|
|
Criminal and National Security Branch; he received a temporary |
|
|
assignment as the on-scene commander in Afghanistan in 2009 and |
|
|
oversaw all investigation and intelligence activities in the course |
|
|
of Operation Enduring Freedom; in 2013, he was selected by the FBI's |
|
|
deputy director as the commander for the Benghazi investigation in |
|
|
Libya; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Kolbye joined the Arlington Police Department |
|
|
in 2015, initially presiding over patrol operations; as assistant |
|
|
police chief over the support operations bureau, he guided |
|
|
investigative units in homicide, narcotics, traffic units, and |
|
|
other specialized sections; admired as a dynamic role model and |
|
|
caring mentor, he was called upon to co-lead the department upon the |
|
|
retirement of Police Chief Will Johnson in 2020 and then served as |
|
|
interim chief; following his own retirement in 2022, Mr. Kolbye has |
|
|
continued to work to make Texas communities safer; he has provided |
|
|
invaluable assistance as a champion of HB 2129, legislation |
|
|
allowing merchants to offer theft education to a person suspected |
|
|
of committing or attempting to commit theft; in recognition of his |
|
|
outstanding effort, the law is to be known as the Kevin Kolbye Act; |
|
|
and |
|
|
WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas Tech University, Mr. Kolbye |
|
|
earned his bachelor's degree in accounting and went on to complete a |
|
|
master's degree in criminal justice at Tarleton State University; |
|
|
he has also furthered his education at the FBI's Executive |
|
|
Leadership Institute, the Northwestern University Kellogg School |
|
|
of Management-Navigating Strategic Change, and the Senior |
|
|
Management Institute for Police at Boston University, and he |
|
|
graduated from the FBI National Executive Institute in 2019; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Kevin Kolbye has demonstrated an unwavering |
|
|
commitment to the safety and well-being of his fellow citizens, and |
|
|
he set a standard of excellence to which all law enforcement |
|
|
professionals may aspire; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby honor retired Arlington assistant police chief |
|
|
Kevin Kolbye for his exemplary contributions to law enforcement and |
|
|
commend him for his instrumental role in the passage of HB 2129; |
|
|
and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for Mr. Kolbye as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
|
|
House of Representatives. |