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Lawmaker honors Little Rock Police Chief Heath Hilton on state training appointment
Summary
A lawmaker praised Chief Heath Hilton’s three decades of service and congratulated him on being named director of the Arkansas Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training, noting a credited 15 percent drop in violent crime during his tenure in Little Rock.
A lawmaker rose on the floor to recognize Chief Heath Hilton of the Little Rock Police Department and to congratulate him on his appointment as director of the Arkansas Division of Law Enforcement Standards and Training. The lawmaker said Hilton has served about three decades in public safety and thanked him for his service to the city.
According to the lawmaker, Hilton implemented a comprehensive crime-reduction strategy in Little Rock that the speaker said produced four consecutive years of falling crime and a 15 percent decline in violent crime during his tenure. "I rise today to recognize Chief Heath Hilton of the Little Rock Police Department for his 3 decades of public service to our capital city, and to congratulate him on his recent appointment as the director of Arkansas's division of law enforcement standards and training," the lawmaker said before yielding back. The recognition did not include a formal vote or further action reported in the transcript.
