Ceremony for Police Department Promotions

 
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MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY JR. CEREMONY FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONS EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL 17TH & EAST CAPITOL STREETS, N-E. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1988 10:00 A-M. GOOD MORNING. IT IS A VERY SPECIAL HONOR FOR ME TO BE A PART OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PROMOTIONAL CEREMONY. I CONGRATULATE EACH OF YOU ON YOUR OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT- AS MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT, I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS OF OUR TOTAL COMMUNITY. I ALSO REALIZE THAT POLICE CAN NOT EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATE THE CITY'S CRIME PROBLEMS ALONE- IT TAKES PARTICIPATION BY EVERY SEGMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY: PARENTS, POLICE, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, CHURCHES AND RESIDENTS FROM EVERY WARD AND