RES-10145 Loyal Service Appreciation for John WhiteleyRESOLUTION NO. 10145
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE EXPRESSING APPRECIATION
TO LIEUTENANT JOHN WHITELEY OF THE
ORANGE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND COMMEND
HIM FOR TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF LOYAL
AND DEDICATED
SERVICE.WHEREAS, John Whiteley began his career with the Orange Police Department
on September 8, 1980;
and WHEREAS, John was a member of the SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) and
CSI Crime Scene Investigator) Teams, he was the COPA (City of Orange Police
Association)President and under his leadership worked with the department to change the police units
to black and whites, adopt improved sidearm options for officers, and developed the gym inside
the police department;
and WHEREAS, John worked as a theft detective, burglary detective, vice
detective,criminal intelligence officer, and major fraud detective. He conducted the Orange Unified
School District fraud investigation, which at the time was one of the most complex fraud
investigations prosecuted by the Orange County District Attorney's Office;
and WHEREAS, John wrote the proposal for the department's Gang Unit and was
selected as one of the department's first gang detectives authoring one of the largest search warrants
in Orange County history;
and WHEREAS, John was promoted to Sergeant on May 5, 1994, and was responsible
for conducting the trash investigation wherein the City of Orange was defrauded and
subsequently recouped over 20 million dollars. He was promoted to Lieutenant on June 7, 1998, and served
as Watch Commander, supervised the CSI Team, Corporals, Explorers, K-9 Unit and
Gang Unit.He was assigned as the Administrative Lieutenant on September 5,
2004; and WHEREAS, John has been an instructor at the Golden West College
Police Academy,Specialized Investigators' Basic Course Academy and Sergeants' Supervisors'
School; and WHEREAS, John allowed his personal battle with leukemia to become the
impetus for forming Officers Give Hope, a non-profit organization dedicated to recruiting
marrow and stem cell donors for the National Marrow Donor Program's Registry. John has been a
member of the Board of Directors for the National Marrow Donor Program since
January of2004; and WHEREAS, John has been described by a recent Chief of Police as a "
man of honor."He is known for taking a strong interest in training personnel under his supervision.
He is a voracious reader who shares pertinent legal cases and updates, along with
articles of police interest
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT, the City Council of the City of
Orange on behalf of the citizens of the City of Orange hereby commend and congratulate
Lieutenant John Whiteley for his 26 years ofloyal and dedicated service to the City.
ADOPTED this 28th day of November, 2006.
ATTEST:
Clerk, City 0
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 28th day of November, 2006, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Mary .City Clerk,