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Garner honors Police Chief Laura Smith on retirement; department marks 30 years of CALEA accreditation
Summary
Council adopted a resolution commending Chief Laura Smith for 28 years of service and heard that the Garner Police Department achieved its tenth CALEA reaccreditation, marking 30 years of accreditation for the agency.
Garner Town Council on April 1 adopted a resolution honoring Chief Laura Smith for 28 years of service to the Garner Police Department and recognized the department’s tenth reaccreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), marking 30 years of accreditation.
Councilman Phil Matthews read the resolution, which documents Chief Smith’s hire date (Aug.…
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