WHEREAS, Ted McInteer, an exceptional law enforcement officer and the longest serving member of the Prince William County Police Department, retired as a captain on April 1, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Ted McInteer holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Richmond and served the community as a teacher at Osbourn High School before joining the new Prince William County Police Department in 1971; and

WHEREAS, Ted McInteer joined the Prince William County Police Department at a time when Prince William County was mostly rural; he witnessed great advances in training, techniques, and technology as the department worked to keep pace with the growing community; and

WHEREAS, displaying courage and fortitude under pressure, Ted McInteer was a member of the department's SWAT team from 1976 to 1987 and served as a team leader and team commander; he rose through the ranks of the department to become a captain on January 1, 1997; and

WHEREAS, over the course of his nearly 50-year law enforcement career, Ted McInteer worked in the patrol, special operations, public safety communications, and criminal investigations divisions, gaining a wealth of institutional knowledge; and

WHEREAS, committed to professional excellence, Ted McInteer graduated from the Professional Executive Leadership School at the University of Richmond, the Senior Management Institute for Police at Boston University, and the Southern Police Institute Administrative Officers Course; and

WHEREAS, Ted McInteer is an exemplar of the integrity and dedication to duty demonstrated by law enforcement officers throughout the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Ted McInteer on the occasion of his retirement as a captain in the Prince William County Police Department; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Ted McInteer as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his decades of contributions to the Prince William County community.