WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) led the House in passing legislation to designate the U.S. Postal Service facility located at 609 Portsmouth Avenue in Greenland, New Hampshire, as the Chief Michael Maloney Post Office, in honor of the late Chief Michael Maloney who served as a law enforcement officer for 26 years, including 12 as the Chief of the Greenland Police Department before he was tragically killed in the line of duty.

Ahead of the vote, Pappas delivered remarks on the House floor to honor the life and legacy of Police Chief Michael Maloney, to share the impact he had on his community and the officers he oversaw, and to urge his colleagues to support this legislation.

“Chief Maloney was a dedicated public servant, community leader, and law enforcement professional who served his country in the Army Reserves, as well as his state as a police officer, rising to the rank of Chief of the Greenland Police Department in 2000,” said Congressman Pappas. “Tragically, in 2012, Chief Maloney was killed in the line of duty, just eight days before his retirement. To this day, he is remembered as someone with a ‘bigger than life’ personality and who cared deeply about his community and worked with purpose and passion each and every day to make it safer and stronger. It is a small token of our thanks and appreciation to name this Post Office in Chief Michael Maloney’s honor to remind future generations of that legacy and of his tremendous service and ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the community he loved.”

Chief Michael Maloney served as an law enforcement officer for 26 years, including 12 as the Chief of the Greenland Police Department. He grew up in North Hampton and was a graduate of Winnacunnet High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the Army Reserves and served as a drill inspector, graduated from the New Hampshire Police Academy, and received his bachelor’s in criminal justice from Hesser College. To begin his 26-year career in law enforcement, he started as a part-time officer in Rye; he then joined North Hampton Police Department as a full-time officer, where he was promoted to Chief of Police in 1997. In 2000, he became the Chief of the Greenland Police Department where he served until he was killed in the line of duty on April 12, 2012, just 8 days before retirement, while participating in a drug raid operation with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Drug Task Force. Before being fatally wounded, he pulled wounded officers to safety and sent them to the Portsmouth Regional Hospital.

Chief Maloney received recognitions including: Fraternal Order of Police Medal of Honor; New Hampshire Chiefs of Police Medal of Honor; Medal of Honor by the town of Greenland, NH; New England Chiefs of Police Association Medal of Valor; Career Achievement award from the New Hampshire Congressional Law Enforcement Panel.