{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/national-police-week-3", "NATIONAL POLICE WEEK", "2022-05-01", "2022", "2022-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 81\n\n(Senate - May 12, 2022) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, every single day, law enforcement\n\nofficers across the Nation put on a badge and leave for work to protect\n\nand serve our families and communities, not knowing if they will return\n\nto their own. Whether it be by ensuring safety on our roadways or\n\nresponding to life-or-death crises, these brave men and women\n\nconsistently honor their solemn oath in safeguarding the people of this\n\nblessed Nation.\n\nAs we commemorate 2022 National Law Enforcement Week, we offer\n\nspecial honors for the 619 officers our Nation lost last year in the\n\nline of duty, sadly including officers from Mississippi. This week is\n\ndedicated to remembering their ultimate sacrifice, which is dearly felt\n\nby loved ones, friends, and entire communities.\n\nLaw enforcement officers have remained steadfast in their commitment\n\nto serve, even when faced with harsh, unfair criticism, scrutiny, and\n\nlimited resources. Their ability to carry out their already stressful\n\nduties in such a challenging and sometimes hostile environment is\n\nremarkable.\n\nI want to make it known to all the law enforcement officers across\n\nthe State of Mississippi and around the country that I greatly admire\n\nyou for your rock solid tenacity and loyalty throughout such\n\nchallenges. I will continue to work to ensure you have what you need to\n\ndo your job.\n\nThese officers, who are truly hometown heroes, are strongholds in our\n\ncommunities, and the loss of any officer is deeply felt by all. This\n\nPolice Week, we honor and mourn five heroes from Mississippi, officers\n\nwho died in the line of duty in 2021.\n\nMississippi Highway Safety Patrol Trooper John Martin Harris, 44,\n\ndied on May 28, 2021, after a vehicle struck him during a traffic stop.\n\nHarris' childhood dream was to be a policeman and serve his community.\n\nHaving earned two Purple Hearts throughout his 24-year law enforcement\n\ncareer is a testament to his dedication, bravery, and selflessness. He\n\nleaves behind his wife and his two children.\n\nJefferson Davis County Deputy Sheriff Thomas Patrick \"Pat\" Barnes,\n\n50, lost his life on April 10, 2021, after he sustained injuries in a\n\nsingle vehicle car crash while responding to a call for assistance from\n\nanother agency. Barnes' passion for law enforcement began while working\n\nin security. He joined and graduated from the police academy in 2017\n\nand began his career with Jefferson Davis County Sheriff's department\n\nshortly thereafter. He leaves behind his wife, four children, and his\n\ngrandchildren.\n\nHancock County Lieutenant Michael Anthony Boutte, Sr., was tragically\n\nshot and killed after responding to an emergency situation involving a\n\nsuicidal man who turned his weapon onto arriving deputies. He died on\n\nFebruary 1, 2021, at the age of 57. Before his law enforcement career,\n\nBoutte served in the U.S. Air Force, where he was deployed during\n\nOperation Desert Storm. Boutte is survived by his wife, his child, his\n\nstep-children, and his grandchildren.\n\nDeputy Sheriff Bobby Daffin of George County Sheriff's Office passed\n\naway August 12, 2021, following a battle with COVID-19. He was 37 years\n\nold. Daffin served his community for 14 years and had recently served\n\nas a narcotics agent for the Southeast Mississippi Narcotics Task\n\nForce. He leaves behind a young daughter.\n\nHinds County Sheriff Lee D. Vance, 63, lost his life from\n\ncardiorespiratory failure as a result of COVID-19 on August 3, 2021.\n\nVance, who has always had a love for the city of Jackson, served as\n\nJackson police chief from 2014-2017 and was later elected Hinds County\n\nSheriff in 2019. He leaves behind four daughters, a son, and numerous\n\ngrandchildren.\n\nWe also honor the lives of many officers, whose stories of sacrifice\n\nhad been lost to history until now.\n\nIn addition to these recent losses, the National Law Enforcement\n\nOfficers Memorial will include the name of Deputy Town Marshal Walker\n\nCobb of Saucier, MS. At the age of 41, Cobb was fatally shot on\n\nDecember 25, 1903, while attempting to arrest an impaired suspect for\n\ndisorderly conduct. More than a century later, his loss and sacrifice\n\nwill be remembered.\n\nThroughout our Nation's history, our men and women in blue have often\n\nrisked personal peril to safeguard their fellow citizens, and we owe\n\nthem our staunch support. As we mark National Police Week, let us\n\nacknowledge our debt to these fallen officers and recommit ourselves to\n\nsupport them and their families, especially when tragedy strikes.\n\nI will continue to be an advocate for law enforcement professionals\n\nand do all I can to honor the legacy of those lost in the line of duty.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:29:07Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/national-police-week-3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5317630022764206, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}