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Honoring and congratulating Captain William V. Fisher on the occasion of his retirement from the Philadelphia Police Department.
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WHEREAS, The Council of the City of Philadelphia is pleased and proud to join with the Philadelphia Police Department, family and friends in honoring and congratulating Captain William V. Fisher on the great occasion of his retirement following 36 years of dedicated service to the Police Department and the citizens of Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, Captain Fisher is a life long resident of the City of Philadelphia. He graduated from Roman Catholic High School in 1964, and served honorably in the United States Army from 1966 to 1968. In 1971, Captain Fisher enrolled at the University of Notre Dame and received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1975; and
WHEREAS, Captain Fisher began his career with the Philadelphia Police Department in 1976, and was assigned to the 3rd Police District. In 1981, he was promoted to Corporal, assigned to the 19th District. During his tenure, he received numerous promotions, including Detective at the then West Detective Division, Sergeant in the 12th District and the Evidence Room, and then as Lieutenant where he worked at Internal Affairs, Tactical Response Teams and Management Review from 1986 to 1991. In 1991, Captain Fisher was promoted to Captain and was given command of the Narcotics Unit. He was assigned there until 1996, when he was transferred to the 4th District; and
WHEREAS, On June 1, 1998, the first day of the 40-day SEPTA Strike, Captain Fisher was assigned to the Civil Affairs Unit. Since then, his assignments have included, the 2000 Republican National Convention, the 2008 National Governors' Convention, the 2010 Temple Nurses Strike, the 2011 Verizon Strike, various anti-war demonstrations and literally hundreds of other demonstrations that have taken place in the City of Philadelphia. During Occupy Philadelphia, Captain Fisher was busy for more than 55 da...
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