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Major Patrick O'Malley Tierney receives Robert J. Urie Award at Cabarrus County Peace Officers Memorial
Summary
At the 2026 Cabarrus County Law Enforcement Day and Peace Officers Memorial, Major Patrick O'Malley Tierney of the Concord Police Department received the Robert J. Urie award. U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson delivered the keynote and family members placed white roses at a monument honoring officers who died in the line of duty.
Major Patrick O'Malley Tierney of the Concord Police Department received the 2026 Robert J. Urie award at the Cabarrus County Law Enforcement Day and Peace Officers Memorial, a ceremony honoring officers who died in the line of duty.
Sheriff Van Shaw opened the event, thanked local, state and federal officials in attendance and described the Robert J. Urie award as given to "an officer with at least 20 years of experience" who demonstrates "integrity and bravery," honoring Lieutenant Robert Jackson Urie, who was killed in the line of duty in 1972. Concord Police Chief Jimmy Hughes introduced Tierney and outlined a more than 27-year career that included leadership roles in patrol, special weapons and tactics and the department honor guard,…
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