i'm here to talk about officer carl simmons from central station. i first want to start off by thanking everybody here for recognizing one of the hardest working officers at central station. let me take a minute to let you know why a nine-year veteran was selected for this recognition itself. in the beginning of the year, i was looking for a foot beat officer to take over the fisherman's wharf area. over the last 29 years of my career, i know that, having a beat officer really represents what the values and over what we want to show for the community and building that relationship. when we talk about community policing as a department, the word foot beat officer is always mentioned. i just want to know what the foot beat does for our city. when i started searching for an officer, i asked all the supervisors under my command who would be a great foot beat officer. i realized that there was one name that was really consistent kyle simmons. the supervisors described him as a hard working cop, who volunteered for stuff, never complained and always got t