December 18, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 205 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING LYLE MARTIN ON HIS RETIREMENT AS CHIEF OF POLICE IN 
                              BAKERSFIELD

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                          HON. KEVIN McCARTHY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 18, 2019

  Mr. McCARTHY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Lyle Martin, Chief 
of Police for the Bakersfield Police Department (BPD), who is retiring 
after 31 years of service with the department, the last three as its 
Chief.
  Lyle grew up in southeast Bakersfield, attended South High School, 
and earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of 
Phoenix. Throughout his career with the BPD, Lyle has served with 
distinction and been promoted over the years, including serving as a 
lieutenant in the Gang Unit, Assistant Chief of Police, and finally 
Chief of Police.
  When he is not saving lives, protecting our community, or leading our 
police force, Lyle can often be found serving many of the important 
causes in Bakersfield. He is a member of the Bakersfield Downtown 
Rotary, a member of both the International Association of Chiefs of 
Police and the California Police Officer's Association, and serves as 
Co-Chairman of the Mendiburu Magic Foundation Board, helping provide 
local children and their families with support as they battle life-
threatening pediatric conditions. As President of the Bakersfield 
Police Activities League, Lyle has been a key leader in helping develop 
concrete plans to educate and benefit many of the at-risk youth in some 
of Bakersfield's most crime-ridden and poverty-stricken neighborhoods.
  I want to thank Lyle for all the hard work and long hours he has put 
in for the City of Bakersfield. I also want to thank his wife, Connie, 
and their five children, Karl, Warren, Lyle Jr., William, and Lia for 
their patience over the years as he protected our hometown. I am 
looking forward to his continued efforts in safeguarding the City of 
Bakersfield, and now greater Kern County, as he transitions into his 
new position as the Attorney Investigator for Kern County. I am 
confident that in his new position, Lyle will continue to work to make 
Kern County safer and stronger, and that he will continue to serve our 
community with the highest dignity and respect as demonstrated over his 
past three decades in law enforcement. On behalf of a grateful 
community and

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the 23rd Congressional District of California, I salute Chief Martin's 
service and wish him well as he serves the County of Kern.

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