ADOPTED - MARCH 27, 2007

Agenda Item No. 19

Introduced by the Law Enforcement Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING SERGEANT LARRY HARRISON

RESOLUTION #07-070

WHEREAS, Larry Harrison began his employment with the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office on March 8, 1982 as a Corrections Officer, and in December of 1983, he left the jail to begin working with Delhi Township as an Ingham County Deputy Sheriff, a position he held through 1990; and

WHEREAS, in January of 1990, he worked as a Deputy Sheriff with the Ingham County Sheriff's Office in a number of different capacities such as community policing officer in Alaiedon Township and the Village of Stockbridge, he also worked in Tri-County Metro Narcotics investigating large scale drug dealers; and

WHEREAS, in 1996 Deputy Harrison was promoted to the rank of Detective working major cases such as homicides, armed robberies, home invasions to name a few; and

WHEREAS, in 1997 he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and worked as the night shift supervisor, corrections supervisor, K-9 supervisor, and later transferred to the position of Detective Sergeant overseeing major cases; and

WHEREAS, his most memorable case was the Janette Kirby homicide, Sergeant Harrison was able to work on and oversee this cold case investigation which led to the conviction of David Draheim for this senseless murder; and

WHEREAS, on January 12, 2005, he was the incident commander of the largest recorded accident in the State of Michigan and believed to be the largest recorded in the nation, when over 200 cars were involved in an accident on I-96 with two fatalities; and

WHEREAS, Sergeant Harrison is currently the coordinator for the Tri-County Sex Offender unit for the Ingham County Sheriff's Office, keeping track of over one hundred fifty sex offenders monitoring their movements and seeking warrants when necessary; and

WHEREAS, during his career he has received the Employee of the Year award in 2004, four meritorious service awards, twelve unit citations and numerous letters of appreciation; and

WHEREAS, Sergeant Larry Harrison is retiring from his position.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honors Sergeant Larry Harrison for his many years of dedicated service to the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office and the citizens of Ingham County.

LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Yeas:  Copedge, Soule, Celentino, De Leon, Holman

Nays:  None       Absent:  Schafer     Approved 3/15/07