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THE GO AHEAD TO GET STARTED.
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>> HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT? LISTEN, IT'S A FRIDAY NIGHT.
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WE GOT THE WEEKEND RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. WE'RE CELEBRATING TONIGHT.
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>> HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING? I'M LOVING. MY NAME IS ALEX GILES.
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I'M AN ANCHOR OVER AT WBZ-TV HERE IN CHARLOTTE.
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I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING AS THE EMCEE FOR THIS EVENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND IS HONESTLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS TO BE A PART OF.
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THIS IS SUCH A COOL EXPERIENCE TO SEE THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY GET HONORED IN FRONT OF THEIR LOVED ONES, THEIR PEERS AND SOME OF THE
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ELECTED LEADERS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
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I KNOW WE HAVE TEN WINNERS TONIGHT BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE ROOM.
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CAN WE HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF OUR OUR OFFICERS THIS EVENING?
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>> AND I KNOW THESE FOLKS ARE GETTING UP WHETHER IT'S IN THE MORNING, THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY OR THE EVENING TO PROTECT AND SERVE AND OUR FOLKS WHO ARE AT
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HOME HOLDING DOWN THE HOMEFRONT IN SOME CASES WITH KIDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS OR ELDERS.
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CAN WE ALSO DO A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE STAYING AT HOME, THE FAMILY MEMBERS?
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>> IT'S A TEAM EFFORT RIGHT? IT'S AWESOME WHEN YOU GUYS ARE ACKNOWLEDGED BY YOUR PEERS OR YOUR BOSSES.
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BUT I THINK WHAT MAKES THIS EVENT SPECIAL IS THAT YOU'RE LITERALLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW AS A NEWS REPORTER IT'S NICE TO GET THAT GOOD JOB FROM YOUR BOSS.
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THAT WAS A GOOD STORY. YOU DID A GOOD JOB WITH THAT.
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BUT IT ALMOST MEANS A LITTLE BIT MORE WHEN SOMEBODY REACHES OUT AND WAS LIKE THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT STORY.
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THE FOLKS IN MY COMMUNITY APPRECIATED THAT STORY AND I KNOW YOU GUYS CAN RELATE TO THAT BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THAT IS FOR YOU GUYS.
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SOMEBODY FROM THE COMMUNITY SAYING THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU FOR THE INITIATIVE YOU STARTED IN MY COMMUNITY.
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SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY COOL TO BE HERE AND IT'S AWESOME THAT YOU GUYS ARE BEING HONORED TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO START WITH AN INVOCATION FROM
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REVEREND SANDRA GRABER. >> THANK YOU.
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IF YOU'RE JUST BACK WITH ME FOR A MINUTE, THE DIGNITY, THE
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UNDERSTANDING AND THE PEACE REMINDS US OF OUR MUTUAL
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RESPECT AND UNITY. IT MAKES US SAFER AND STRONGER THROUGHOUT THE GENERATION.
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THE CROSS TO REMOVE THE DESIRE TO QUIT WHEN IT BECOMES DIFFICULT.
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PRECIOUS WE ARE THE STRENGTH AND LIKE BECOMES DIFFICULT.
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BUT THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO GO ON IN GOD WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THEY ARE NOT DEFEATED.
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THE SCOURGE I HOPE THIS THEY REMAIN IN MY THEY DO NOT SHRINK. THEY DO NOT BACK UP.
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AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THEIR CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THEM, CONTINUE TO ENDURE THEM, CONTINUE TO MOVE THEIR FAITH.
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FAITHFULNESS IS DEVELOPED WHEN WE CONTINUE TO OBEY EVERYTHING WHEN THE PRESSURE IS HEAVY AND THEY GO THROUGH PRESSURE BUT GOD THEY KNOW IS ONLY TEMPORARY.
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IT'S ONLY DISCOURAGEMENT IS NEVER PERMANENT. THE HARVEST YEAR BELONGS TO THOSE WHO REFUSE TO GIVE QUIT
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WHEN WE'RE TEMPTED TO QUIT. INSTEAD OF CONTINUING WE'RE CARRY THE CROSS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. IN HIS NAME WE PRAY.
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AMY THANK YOU, REVEREND.
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>> AT THIS TIME WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF THE ELECTED LEADERS WE HAVE HERE WHETHER IT'S THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY COMMISSION, SOME OTHER ELECTED OFFICE.
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IF YOU'RE AN ELECTED LEADER, PLEASE STAND FOR JUST A MOMENT .
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VITIATE THEM COMING OUT. I KNOW IT'S A FUN TIME OF YEAR BUDGET SEASON RIGHT? >> THEY'RE LIKE OH YEAH, OKAY.
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>> WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE DELIVERING OPENING REMARKS TONIGHT INCLUDING SAM SMITH JUNIOR WHO'S THE CHAIR OF THE
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COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE.
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>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IF YOU ENJOY THE FOOD, LET'S TELL THE CHEF YOU DID YOUR THING.
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>> I WELL, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SAM SMITH JR.
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AND WELCOME TO THE 46TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY RELATIONS AWARD.
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I'M HONORED TO SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE.
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AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DON'T HONOR MY VICE CHAIR, MR.
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EMMANUEL MAGGARD, WHO IS IN HERE WITH US TODAY BECAUSE TOMORROW HE HE'LL BE WALKING ACROSS THE STAGE GETTING HIS DOCTORATE DEGREE.
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>> SO SOLOMON, IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO GATHER HERE WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT FOR SUCH A MEANINGFUL
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CELEBRATION THIS EVENING RECOGNIZES PEOPLE WHO THROUGH THEIR ACTIONS SHOW US WHAT PARTNERSHIPS TRULY LOOK LIKE.
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>> TONIGHT WE RECOGNIZE OFFICERS WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY TO BUILD BRIDGES FOR PROBLEMS
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ALONGSIDE RESIDENTS AND SERVE WITH HEART AND PURPOSE.
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THE NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED FROM ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY ARE A POWERFUL REFLECTION OF HOW DEEPLY THIS WORK IS FELT AND APPRECIATED.
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THESE AWARDS ARE A REMINDER THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS NOT BUILT BY ONE GROUP ALONE IS BUILT THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS,
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LISTENING, COLLABORATION AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING OF OUR NEIGHBORS. I WANT TO EXTEND GRATITUDE TO THE CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE.
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AND AT THIS TIME I ASK IF MY CRT MEMBERS THAT ARE IN THIS SPACE WITH US TODAY IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND AND BE
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RECOGNIZED.
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>> I ALSO AT THIS TIME WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR TODAY'S FESTIVITY IF YOU ALL COULD PLEASE STAND
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AND BE RECOGNIZED.
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>> IT'S MORE THAN JUST MISS DELORES.
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I MISS DEBBIE. OH. I WANT TO THANK THE PLANNING COMMITTEE WHO WAS LED BY MY
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SECOND MOM, MISS DELORES. AND WHEN SHE CALL I HAVE TO ANSWER MY PHONE NO MATTER WHAT I'M DOING. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR COMMITMENT EACH YEAR TO
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ENSURING THAT THIS EVENT IS A SUCCESS AND THROUGHOUT DEDICATED COMMUNITY RELATIONS STAFF.
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IF YOU ALL ARE IN THE ROOM IF Y'ALL COULD PLEASE STAND.
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I KNOW YOU'LL BE RECOGNIZED GAMBO IF YOU ALL COULD PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED TO WE
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THANK YOU ALL AND WE'LL ALSO THANK EVERY EVERYONE WHO TOOK TIME TO NOMINATE EACH OF OUR OFFICERS AND TO THE
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CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR SACRIFICE AND YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND CARE TO ALL.
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IT'S A NICE NOMINEES.
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CONGRATULATIONS. YOUR WORK MATTERS AND DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED. SO TONIGHT LET'S CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF YOUR PARTNERSHIP LOOKS LIKE IN ACTION.
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>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SAM.
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>> SAM, DID YOU DID YOU TRAIN YOUR DAUGHTER TO RECORD THE WHOLE THING LIKE THAT? I'M GOING TO LOOK FOR THAT ON FACEBOOK LATER.
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>> WE'D LIKE TO CALL UP JAMES SMUDGY MITCHELL THE CHARLOTTE CITY COUNCIL.
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HE'S CURRENTLY OUR MAYOR PRO TEM.
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>> GOOD EVENING, CHARLOTTE. >> OH, WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A FOURTH.
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THESE LARGEST CITY IN AMERICA AND THAT'S HOW Y'ALL WILL RESPOND. GOOD EVENING, CHARLOTTE.
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>> OKAY, THAT'S A LITTLE BETTER.
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BEFORE I GET STARTED WITH MY REMARKS. THE THEME IS A TEAM C MPD HAS A TEAM IN THE CITY COUNCIL HAS A TEAM.
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AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE ONE OF MY TEAM MEMBERS WHO IS HERE TO SEE THE COUNCIL MEMBER LAWANDA MAYFIELD. PLEASE STAND AGAIN.
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YOU KNOW I WAS GOING TO CALL YOU OUT. THANK YOU.
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THE ONE AND THEN I KNOW WE HAVE A FORMER ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO USED TO SERVE IN DISTRICT TWO
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AND I ALWAYS WANT TO PAY RESPECT.
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ANYBODY WHO OFFERED THEMSELVES UP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE WELL, MR.
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AL ALSO PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED ON BEHALF OF THE
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CHARLOTTE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYORS OFFICE.
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I'M HONORED TO JOIN YOU FOR THIS SPECIAL NIGHT TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL WHO REPRESENT THE VERY BEST IN OUR CITY.
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>> CHARLOTTE IS NOW THE 14TH LARGEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY AND WE CONTINUE TO GROW, EVOLVE
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EVERY DAY WITH THAT GROWTH COMES BOTH OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT
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OUR CITY REMAINS NOT JUST BIGGER BETTER BUT REPEAT TO ME BETTER A TRULY WORLD CLASS CITY
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IS DEFINED NOT ONLY BY IS SKYLINE OR ECONOMIC STRENGTH BUT BY TRUST, SAFETY AND
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CONNECTION. >> IT'S SHARED BETWEEN US PEOPLE.
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SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.
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WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO GO BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND STRENGTHENING
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THE BOND BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEY SERVE. >> PUBLIC SAFETY IS AT ITS STRONGEST WHEN IT'S ROOTED IN
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PARTNERSHIP AND THOSE WHO WE HONOR TONIGHT EMBODY THAT PRINCIPLE THROUGH THEY SERVICE THEIR COMPASSION.
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I'M SORRY COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT TO CHARLOTTE. >> PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THESE OUTSTANDING
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HONOREES YOUR DEDICATION HELPS MOVE CHARLOTTE FORWARD AND BRING US CLOSER TO THE KANSAS CITY. WE WANT TO CALL HOME.
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>> THANK YOU AND ENJOY THIS EVENING.
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>> SO I WANT TO DO A SPECIAL SHUT OUT SO WITH ALL THE CMA OFFICERS COPD OFFICERS PLEASE STAND UP AT THIS TIME.
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ALL OFFICERS HERE, ALL PLEASE STAND UP.
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THAT'S RIGHT. LET'S SHOW SOME LOVE. LET'S SHOW SOME LOVE.
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CHARLOTTE THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
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MAYOR PRO TEM MITCHELL WE ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COUNTY ELAINE POWER OF THE MECKLENBURG BOARD OF COUNTY
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COMMISSIONERS.
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THANK YOU. >> SO ALL THESE EXTROVERTS ARE COMING UP HERE BUT I AM THE INTROVERT AND I WANT TO TELL
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ALEX GILES HE WAS THE FIRST REPORTER THAT I EVER HAD TO DO AN INTERVIEW WITH AND I WILL NEVER FORGET IT. HOW KIND HE WAS.
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SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. GOOD EVENING. I AM MECKLENBURG COUNTY COMMISSIONER ELAINE POWELL.
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I REPRESENT HUNTERSVILLE DAVIDSON, CORNELIUS NORTH CHARLOTTE THE AREA MOUNTAIN HIGHLAND LAKE LAKE NORMAN AND PART OF THE CATAWBA RIVER.
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SO I'VE HAD LOTS OF DIFFERENT INTERACTIONS WITH MPD ON BEHALF OF MY CONSTITUENTS ESPECIALLY
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AN E T J. >> I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN EVERY COUNTY DISTRICT IN THE
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COUNTY BUT I HAVE THE MOST EXPERIENCE WITH NORTH DIVISION AND FREEDOM DIVISION.
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AND I'M PROUD TO KNOW THAT ONE OF OUR NORTH DIVISION POLICE OFFICERS IS NOMINATED OFFICER BLAKE IS HERE NOMINATED.
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I HOPE HE WINS.
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CHAIRMAN JARELL ASKED ME TO GIVE REMARKS AND WHEN HE CALLED ME I WAS SO HAPPY.
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I SAID THERE'S SO MANY TIMES WHERE I'VE BEEN SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE WHERE I WANT TO TALK TO LAW ENFORCEMENT TOO. THANK YOU.
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SO I BRING GREETINGS FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND GRATITUDE IT'S AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE HERE BUT I WANT TO TALK I'M
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GOING TO GO WAY OFF SCRIPT BECAUSE THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO TELL YOU FOR A LONG TIME.
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SO IN THE SUMMER OF 1993, JOHN BURNETT AND ANDY NOBLES WERE
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COMING UP AND DOWN THE STREET. THEY WERE COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICERS COMING UP AND DOWN MY STREET.
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I LIVED IN OFFICE CENTRAL AVENUE AT THAT TIME IN 1993. JOHN GREW UP ACROSS THE STREET
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AND HIS BASEBALL COACH JIMMY EDWARDS FROM GEHRINGER HIGH SCHOOL WAS MY NEIGHBOR ON THE OTHER SIDE SO I COULD SEE INTO
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THE DINING ROOM OF THE BURNETT'S AND I HAD JIMMY NEXT DOOR AND THE REASON THAT JOHN
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BURNETT AND NANCY NOBLES WERE COMING UP AND DOWN THE STREET THAT DAY WAS NOT FOR FAMILY.
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IT WAS FOR COMMUNITY. THEY WERE COMING TO GET SOME OLD AIR CONDITIONING UNITS TO TAKE TO PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING AND THEN THERE
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WERE CHILDREN RUNNING UP TO THE POLICE CAR THAT WANTED TO TALK TO THEM AND ASK THEM WHAT IT WAS LIKE. AND I JUST REMEMBER THE BEAUTY
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OF THAT THE BEAUTY OF COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICERS.
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THAT WAS THE SUMMER OF 1993 ON OCTOBER 5TH I WAS STANDING AND
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IN MY YARD WHEN POLICE OFFICERS CAME TO MEET WITH HIS MOTHER AND WE KNEW SOMETHING BAD HAD
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HAPPENED AND FOR HOURS WE WAITED FOR TRICIA NORTHCOTT TO SHOW UP.
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I JUST KNEW IT WAS BAD AND I KNEW THAT THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT WERE THERE AND MAYBE SOME OF YOU HERE WERE THERE IN OUR
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HOUSE TRYING TO COMFORT YOU AND WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED WE JUST KNEW IT WAS BAD. AND I REMEMBER LIKE THE GRIEF THE GRIEF OF THE FAMILY, THE
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GRIEF THAT WE FELT THE GRIEF OF HIS BASEBALL COACH FROM GERINGER HIGH SCHOOL IT WAS
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THERE EVERY DAY AND I WOULD SAY TO TRICIA LIKE WHAT CAN I DO? YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN I DO?
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AND SHE SAID NEVER TO GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT THANKING A POLICE OFFICER.
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AND SO I HAVE DONE THAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL LIKE I WANT YOU TO FEEL IT HOW
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IMPORTANT YOUR WORK IS, HOW NOBLE THE PROFESSION IS, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO THE COMMUNITY. >> AND THEN THE OTHER STORY IS
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THIS YEAR PROBABLY MANY OF YOU WERE THERE WHERE WE HAD A REGIONAL SIMULATED TRAINING EXERCISE AT CAROLYN'S.
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I WANTED TO COME TO THAT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS A PASSION OF MINE AND WHEN I WAS WATCHING FROM AFAR AND IT WAS
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IT WAS SIMULATED SO WHOEVER WAS THERE DIDN'T HAVE REAL WEAPONS .
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BUT THE FIRST RESPONDERS OF ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS IN A REGIONAL EXERCISE WAS THE MPD.
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IT GIVES ME GOOSE BUMPS NOW IT GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS THEN I NEEDED SOME TISSUES.
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I WAS STANDING NEXT TO FORMER CHIEF PUTNEY. IT'S BREATHTAKING LIKE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IF THIS WAS REAL?
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BUT IN THESE INSTANCES WHERE IT IS REAL I LOVE YOU GUYS LIKE I LOVE THAT YOU'RE RUNNING TOWARD
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PROTECTING US AND SO I DON'T I COULD TALK FOR SUCH A LONG TIME BUT I HOPE YOU FEEL IT.
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IT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT NOBLE PROFESSION. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. SORRY.
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I'M KIND OF SORRY BUT NOT SORRY FOR GOING OFF SCRIPT BECAUSE I REALLY WANT YOU TO KNOW AND FEEL MY GRATITUDE TO EVERY
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PERSON THAT WEARS THE UNIFORM TO EVERY NOMINEE AND AWARDEE ON BEHALF OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY, I
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WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK YOU ALL REPRESENT THE BEST OF OUR COMMUNITY AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE
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CARE OF YOURSELF. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE LAYERS OF CRISIS AND THINK THAT YOU CAN HANDLE IT.
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IT'S A LOT. AND THEN THERE WOULD BE ONE LAYER WHERE IT'S TOO MUCH SO HOWEVER IT IS THAT YOU TAKE
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CARE OF YOURSELF WHETHER IT'S WALKING THROUGH NATURE OR TALKING TO A FRIEND PLEASE OR CALLING YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER LIKE I WILL LISTEN I WILL WALK WITH YOU WHATEVER
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IT IS PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD.
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THANK YOU, CHIEF PATTERSON AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF.
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THANK YOU TO THE 911 DISPATCHERS. JUST THANK YOU TO EVERYONE.
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THANK YOU FOR COMMITTING YOURSELVES TO THIS NOBLE WORK. I FEEL THE LOVE OF HUMANITY FOR YOU.
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THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER POWELL .
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>> AT THIS TIME WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THIS AWARD CEREMONY AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE. I LIKE TO BRING UP DELORES REED SMITH.
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SHE IS THE CHAIR OF THE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS AWARDS PLANNING COMMITTEE.
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THANK YOU ALL. GOOD EVENING AGAIN AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TO
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CELEBRATE THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THE RELATIONSHIP THEY'VE
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BUILT ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. IN 1979 THE CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG COMMUNITY RELATIONS
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COMMITTEE CREATED THIS PROGRAM TO SPOTLIGHT OFFICERS WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO FOSTER
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UNDERSTANDING AND UNITY WHILE ENSURING OUR SAFETY. >> THE STORIES THAT WE HEAR WHEN WE INTERVIEW THESE
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OFFICERS IS NOT THE THINGS YOU SEE ON TV WHERE CPD IS CONCERNED.
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>> THE NOBLE THINGS THAT THEY DO OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS TO BENEFIT RESIDENTS STUDENTS AND
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SCHOOLS IS JUST AMAZING. SINCE THE AWARDS PROGRAMS INCEPTION MEMBERS OF THE CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG COMMUNITY
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HAVE NOMINATED THOUSANDS OF OFFICERS AND AFTER THIS EVENING'S PROGRAM WE ARE
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EXCITED TO ADD ANOTHER GROUP TO THE MORE THAN 500 OFFICERS WHO
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HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH A POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS AWARD.
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>> WE'LL EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING WHO'S EVER WON THIS
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AWARD PLEASE STAND NOW.
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SEE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO CALL THAT DEPUTY CHIEF RILEY FOR NOT STANDING UP AND STUFF BECAUSE SHE KNOW THAT'S ONE OF MINE SO I CAN DO THAT.
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>> THE OFFICERS NOMINATED FOR THE 46TH ANNUAL POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS AWARDS HAVE
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SHOWCASED INNOVATION IN SOLVING NEIGHBORHOOD CHALLENGES AND
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HAVE EXEMPLIFIED THE TRUE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY BUILDING. LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO
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RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE NOMINEES FOR THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS AWARD.
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>> PLEASE STAND IF YOU WERE
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NOMINATED. THANK YOU.
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THROUGH A VERY THOROUGH PROCESS, TONIGHT'S AWARD RECIPIENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED
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BY OUR ESTEEMED JUDGES FROM THE CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE.
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EACH RECIPIENT WILL BE RECOGNIZED WITH A PLAQUE AND RECEIVE A MONETARY AWARD.
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NOW Y'ALL KNOW EVERY YEAR I TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THE LITTLE PART THAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE TO ME OUT OF THAT MONETARY THING.
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AND SO FAR I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY PORTIONS.
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AS WE GET READY TO ANNOUNCE THE AWARD RECIPIENTS, LET'S GIVE A
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ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE FAMILY ,FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
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WHO TOOK THE TIME TO SUPPORT, ACKNOWLEDGE AND NOMINATE THESE
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EXCEPTIONAL OFFICERS.
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>> YOUR NOMINATIONS FEEL THIS CELEBRATION OF SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.
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I ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP SHINING A LIGHT ON THE EXTRAORDINARY WORK HAPPENING IN OUR
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NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER. WE ARE STRONGER AND SAFER.
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THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DELORES.
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>> AT THIS TIME WE WANT TO HAND OUT OUR AWARDS. >> ARE Y'ALL READY? AS DELORES MENTIONED, WE ONLY HAVE TEN WINNERS.
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ALL OF YOU SHOULD BE PROUD AND WE'RE ALL THANKFUL FOR THE SERVICE YOU PROVIDE TO THIS COMMUNITY. WE HAVE TEN OFFICERS WHO HAVE WON.
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WE HAVE ONE YOUTH AWARD WE'RE ALSO GIVING OUT TONIGHT. THIS TIME I BELIEVE DELORES AND SAM ARE GOING TO JOIN US UP HERE TO PASS OUT THE AWARDS.
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HERE'S HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK.
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I'M GOING TO READ THROUGH THE NAMES FOR EACH OFFICER WHO IS ONE GOING TO READ PART OF YOUR NOMINATION WHAT SOMEBODY FROM
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THE COMMUNITY WROTE ABOUT YOU AND THEN I'M GOING TO READ WHAT YOU WROTE ABOUT THE PROFESSION AND WHY YOU THINK COMMUNITY POLICING IS IMPORTANT.
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WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE BY ONE WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME AND COME UP, GET YOUR PLAQUE, TAKE A PHOTO AND PLEASE STAND HERE WHILE I'M SAYING
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NICE THINGS ABOUT YOU AND SMILE FOR OUR LOVELY PHOTOGRAPHER HERE.
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>> WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, OUR FIRST WINNER IS OFFICER ANTHONY
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MCGILL FROM COMMUNITY SERVICES .
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THIS OFFICER WAS NOMINATED IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR WORK WITH THE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE AND THE WORK THEY DO TO BUILD
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TRUST AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE YOUTH IN FUN ENCOURAGING ENVIRONMENTS.
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>> OFFICER MCGILL WROTE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS TO ME IS ABOUT INTENTIONALLY BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A BRIDGE OF
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TRUST RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.
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IT GOES BEYOND RESPONDING TO CALLS. IT'S ABOUT BEING PRESENT, CONSISTENT AND GENUINE. >> LEE INVESTED IN THE LIVES OF
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COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH MY WORK WITH POWELL.
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>> I FOCUS ON CREATING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES FOLLOWING UP SHOWING UP AND STAYING ENGAGED SO THEY KNOW
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THEY HAVE SOMEONE THEY CAN RELY ON BY BEING APPROACHABLE, LISTENING AND LEADING WITH INTEGRITY.
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I STRIVE TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS AND REPLACE UNCERTAINTY WITH TRUST. STRONG COMMUNITY RELATIONS ARE BUILT OVER TIME THROUGH
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AUTHENTIC CONNECTIONS AND I TAKE PRIDE IN BEING A POSITIVE, DEPENDABLE PRESENCE THAT HELPS STRENGTHEN THAT BOND.
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EVERY DAY WE HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OFFICER ANTHONY
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MCGILL. >> I STAY OFF TO THE SIDE HERE.
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SEE THAT'S THE BAD THING ABOUT BEING NUMBER ONE.
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>> YOU GOT TO WAIT FOR EVERYBODY NOW AND THEY STUCK YOU DOWN THERE BY YOURSELF.
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OUR SECOND WINNER TONIGHT IS LIEUTENANT REGGIE JENKINS OF
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THE EAST WAY DIVISION.
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>> THIS OFFICER CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES A STRONG COMMITMENT TO ENGAGING WITH THE EAST WAY DIVISION COMMUNITY AND ADDRESSING RESIDENT CONCERNS IN
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A PROACTIVE SOLUTIONS ORIENTED WAY. THEY REGULARLY SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNICATE WITH RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP, PROVIDE UPDATES AND
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COLLABORATE ON SAFETY INITIATIVES.
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THIS OFFICER DEMONSTRATES CONSISTENT ACCESSIBILITY, RESPONSIVE NESS AND A GENUINE COMMITMENT TO BUILDING TRUST AND PROBLEM SOLVING
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PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY .
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THIS IS WHAT LIEUTENANT JENKINS WROTE. HE SAID TO ME COMMUNITY POLICE RELATIONS IS ABOUT BUILDING GENUINE TRUST THROUGH CONSISTENT PRESENCE,
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TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
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I CURRENTLY SERVE AS A LIEUTENANT IN THE EAST WAY DIVISION.
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I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNITY POLICING EFFORTS.
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MY EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR THE OFFICERS UNDER MY COMMAND TO HELP BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE PEOPLE WE SERVE BY HAVING AN OPEN LINE OF
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COMMUNICATION MUTUAL RESPECT AND CONSISTENT ENGAGEMENT.
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I SEE IT AS CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FEEL HEARD, RESPECTED AND SAFE.
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>> ENGAGING WITH OFFICERS. COMMUNITY POLICING IS ABOUT CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE AND WORKING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS TOGETHER.
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>> CONGRATULATIONS LIEUTENANT JENKINS. >> I'VE SEEN HIM BEFORE IN THE HEADQUARTERS AND I THINK HE'S
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TALLER THAN ME AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN. OUR THIRD WINNER TONIGHT IS OFFICER KEYON HARRIS, A SCHOOL
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RESOURCE OFFICER. YOU TELL THE KIDS YOU GOT
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NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD. THIS OFFICER HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED PROFESSIONALISM.
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SOUND JUDGMENT AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SAFETY .
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HIS PRESENCE HAS BEEN INVALUABLE IN SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE BOTH FIRMNESS AND COMPASSION.
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HE HAS SHOWN THE ABILITY TO TACTFULLY AND PRUDENTLY DE-ESCALATE TENSE CIRCUMSTANCES ENSURING THAT INTERACTIONS ARE HANDLED WITH CARE WHILE
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MAINTAINING THE SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF EVERYONE INVOLVED.
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THIS OFFICER IS RESPECTFUL AND ATTENTIVE IN HIS APPROACH AND THOSE HE SERVES. HE LISTENS, COMMUNICATES CLEARLY AND TREATS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH DIGNITY.
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THIS IS WHAT HE WROTE FOR ME POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAY A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN TODAY'S SOCIETY.
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I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT OFFICERS SHOULD BE IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS BY HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE,
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GOING TO COMMUNITY EVENTS, GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND WALKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SPEAKING TO THE YOUTH, VOLUNTEERING TO COACH ETC.. >> YOU DO A LOT.
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HE SAID I DO THESE THINGS AND IT BUILDS TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND WE ALL NEED THAT.
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POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS ALSO DETERS CRIME WHILE BEING VISIBLE IN THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS IS WHY I
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BECAME A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.
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I WANTED TO HELP BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.
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CONGRATULATIONS OFFICER.
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OUR NEXT WINNER TONIGHT IS OFFICER JASMINE NEVINS OF THE CENTRAL DIVISION.
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UNFORTUNATELY, SHE COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT BUT WE STILL WANTED TO HONOR HER AND ACKNOWLEDGE HER. WE'VE GOT HER PICTURE UP ON THE SCREEN.
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SHE HAS HELPED STRENGTHEN TRUST BETWEEN THE CPD AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE THROUGH SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT, TRANSPARENCY AND RESPONSIVENESS
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THROUGH CONSISTENT PRESENCE AT COMMUNITY MEETINGS, PROACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND A SOLUTIONS ORIENTED MINDSET.
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SHE HAS HELPED FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS FEEL HEARD ,RESPECTED AND SUPPORTED.
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SHE WROTE THAT POLICE COMMUNITY CAN BE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS TO ME MEANS THE RELATIONSHIPS I BUILD AND FOSTER BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.
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THESE CONNECTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL AS THEY CREATE TRUST, UNDERSTANDING AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN BOTH. >> HOW ABOUT ANOTHER ROUND OF
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APPLAUSE FOR OFFICER NEVINS, OUR FIFTH WINNER TONIGHT IS
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OFFICER SAMUEL ROUSE OF THE HICKORY GROVE DIVISION.
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HE'S ALSO GETTING AN AWARD FOR BEST MUSTACHE TONIGHT. IT'S A GOOD MUSTACHE.
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>> THIS OFFICER HAS DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO BUILDING TRUST AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE RESIDENTS HE SERVES.
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THROUGH HIS APPROACHABLE DEMEANOR AND STEADY PRESENCE, HE HAS BECOME A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR BOTH INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD
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GROUPS AS HE TRANSITION INTO THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICER.
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HE QUICKLY CONNECTED WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING WITH US TO TALK ABOUT MEANINGFUL WAYS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION, CONNECTION, SAFETY AND SECURITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
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HE WROTE STRONG POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING AN EFFECTIVE AND TRUSTED POLICE FORCE, ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S
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CLIMATE WITHOUT STRONG POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS IT IS THE COMMUNITY THAT SUFFERS.
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OFFICERS ROUTINELY RELY ON INFORMATION AND COOPERATION FROM THE PUBLIC TO SOLVE CASES AND PREVENT CRIME.
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POLICE WORK CAN SOMETIMES BE DIFFICULT TO WATCH AND TOO OFTEN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION IS QUICKLY INFLUENCED BY CLICKBAIT HEADLINES OR SHORT CONTEXT FREE VIDEO CLIPS.
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A CONSISTENT AND POSITIVE PRESENCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP COUNTER THE CONSTANT FLOW OF NEGATIVE NEWS AND
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HIGHLIGHT THE MANY GOOD THINGS OFFICERS DO EVERY DAY. >> EVEN THE SMALL ACTS THAT OFTEN GO ON NOTICED.
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>> CONGRATULATIONS OFFICER. AND I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS ON THE
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NEWS TONIGHT AND ON THE NEWS TOMORROW MORNING BECAUSE THE POSITIVE STUFF DOES MATTER AS WELL.
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AND I KNOW YOU ALL PROBABLY SEE YOURSELF IN CLIPS ON THE NEWS FOR THE NEGATIVE STUFF THAT HAPPENS.
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>> BUT WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE POSITIVE TOO. >> CONGRATS, MAN. MM HMM.
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OUR NEXT WINNER IS DETECTIVE JOY EMANUEL OF THE METRO DIVISION.
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NOW WHEN THEY GAVE THIS TO ME, THEY PUT SIX NOMINATIONS SPECIFICALLY SIX NOMINATIONS.
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>> THIS OFFICER EMBODIES THE VERY ESSENCE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE THAT THIS RECOGNITION CELEBRATES.
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FOR OVER A DECADE SHE HAS BEEN A BEACON OF COMPASSION AND DEDICATION AND IN OUR COMMUNITY RELENTLESSLY WORKING TO FORGE
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POSITIVE PROBLEM SOLVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESIDENTS. JUST NAME A FEW.
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I'VE SEEN HER QUIETLY PURCHASE CAR SEATS AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES FOR PREGNANT TEENAGERS.
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>> PROVIDE WARM COFFEE FOR THE UNHOUSED. BUY GROCERIES.
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MENTOR TO TUTOR AND COACH AT BOTH PHILLIP O'BRIEN ACADEMY AND WEST CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL.
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>> AND THAT IS THAT'S JUST A SNIPPET OF IT.
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IT WAS THE LONGEST ONE SHE WROTE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY IS INCREDIBLY SIGNIFICANT TO ME.
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AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF CHARLOTTE AND A POLICE OFFICER THE PAST TEN YEARS, I VIEW LAW ENFORCEMENT AS A VITAL PARTNER AND COLLABORATOR WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
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THE ROLE EXTENDS FAR BEYOND ENFORCING LAWS.
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IT REQUIRES PROFESSIONALISM, BUILDING TRUST AND WORKING ALONGSIDE THE COMMUNITY TO DE-ESCALATE SITUATIONS AND SOLVE PROBLEMS ALL WHILE ENSURING FAIRNESS AND EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR EVERYONE.
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MY PASSION FOR SERVICE BEGAN AS A TEENAGER WHEN I VOLUNTEERED WITH THE CBD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIVISION AND WAS SPECIFICALLY INSPIRED BY OFFICERS IN RATLIFF.
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SINCE THEN I HAVE CARRIED THAT INSPIRATION WITH ME THROUGHOUT MY CAREER.
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EVERY DAY PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPLIFT THE COMMUNITY AND EVEN IN CHALLENGING MOMENTS I STRIVE TO EXEMPLIFY RESPECT, INTEGRITY AND COMPASSION.
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CONGRATULATIONS, DETECTIVE.
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AND I LIKE THAT YOU SHOUT IT OUT THE PERSON WHO INSPIRED YOU BECAUSE I BET IN 1015 YEARS I'M GOING TO BE UP HERE AND SOMEBODY MIGHT SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT YOU.
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>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> OUR SEVENTH WINNER TONIGHT IS OFFICER PETERSON JEAN OF THE
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NORTH DIVISION. THIS OFFICER HAS SERVED OUR
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SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER RANSON FOR TWO YEARS AND HIS IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS HAS BEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL.
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HE HAS BUILT POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF RESULTING IN IMPROVEMENT IN OUR SCHOOL CULTURE AND REPUTATION.
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MOREOVER, HE HAS BEEN AN AGENT OF CHANGE BY CREATING THE FUTURE YOUNG LEADERS CLUB AT RANSON.
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A LEADERSHIP AND FITNESS PROGRAM FOR THE KIDS.
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OFFICER GENE WORKS WITH OUR F Y L STUDENTS WEEKLY HELPING THEM IMPROVE THEIR GRADES, THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, FITNESS AND CONFIDENCE.
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OFFICER OFFICER JEAN WROTE I COME FROM A DIVERSE BACKGROUND THAT HAS ALLOWED ME TO
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EXPERIENCE MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE.
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THESE EXPERIENCES HAVE GIVEN ME A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND STRENGTHENED MY PASSION FOR SUPPORTING THOSE IN MY COMMUNITY.
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STRONG COMMUNITIES ARE BUILT BY INDIVIDUALS WHO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER.
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THIS BRINGS TO MIND THE SAYING QUOTE IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD. END QUOTE.
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THAT SENTIMENT EXTENDS BEYOND CHILDREN. IT APPLIES TO ALL MEMBERS WHO ARE WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VILLAGE.
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>> THROUGH THESE CONNECTIONS I'VE GAINED VALUABLE EXPERIENCE FORMING PARTNERSHIPS AND HAVE WITNESSED THE POSITIVE IMPACT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER.
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>> CONGRATULATIONS OFFICER JANE .
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OUR EIGHTH WINNER TONIGHT IS OFFICER ANTOINE PATTERSON. WE HAVE OFFICER PATTERSON IN
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THE HOUSE. WE'RE GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM.
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THIS OFFICER WAS NOMINATED IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR WORK WITH THE CITIZENS ON PATROL PROGRAM.
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IT IS A COOL PROGRAM OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS HELP OFFICERS WITH CRIME REDUCTION AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT.
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HE WROTE TO ME COMMUNITY POLICING MEANS BEING PRESENT INVOLVE AND COMMITTED TO BUILDING THOSE GENUINE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PEOPLE
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WE ARE SWORN TO SERVE AS THE VOLUNTEER LIAISON FOR CPD.
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I HELP ON BOARD INDIVIDUAL WHO WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS LIKE THE MAYOR'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM WHERE I WORK
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WITH 16 TO 18 YEAR OLDS THROUGH MENTORSHIP AND INTERNSHIPS.
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ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OFFICER ANTOINE PATTERSON. >> WE HAVE TWO MORE LEFT.
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>> OUR NINTH WINNER TONIGHT IS K9 DETECTIVE JONATHAN ZADAN OF THE AIRPORT DIVISION.
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WHERE'S THE DOG? >> NOT TONIGHT.
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>> I'M SURE ALL THAT CHICKEN. >> THIS OFFICER DELIVERED AN ENGAGING AND INFORMATIVE CANINE
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DEMONSTRATION FOR A COMMUNITY AVIATION PROGRAM SHOWING STRONG COMMITMENT AND PROFESSIONALISM THROUGHOUT.
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HE VOLUNTEERED TO PRESENT DURING A WEEKDAY EVENING.
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COMMUNICATED CONSISTENTLY DURING THE PLANNING PROCESS AND EVEN CONDUCTED A SITE VISIT IN ADVANCE TO ENSURE A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE SETUP.
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>> HE REPEATED THE PRESENTATION FOR SMALLER GROUPS TAILORING EACH SESSION TO THE AUDIENCE'S QUESTIONS AND ENGAGEMENT LEVEL.
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>> YOU'RE ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS .
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>> THE FIRST WORD THAT COMES TO MIND IS IMPACT. THIS IS WHAT HE WROTE.
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I BELIEVE YOU ONLY GET ONE SHOT AT A FIRST MEANINGFUL IMPRESSION WHICH WILL IMPACT THAT PERSON'S OUTLOOK ON YOU FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES AND
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THE LIVES OF THE OTHER PERSONS INVOLVED.
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THE OTHER PART IS FOLLOW THROUGH. GET THE JOB DONE. DO IT RIGHT.
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I AM GOING INTO THE JOB MAKING A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO BE POSITIVE.
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REGARDLESS OF THE OUTSIDE NEGATIVE INFLUENCES AFFECTING OUR SOCIETY, I MAKE SURE I ACKNOWLEDGE PEOPLE AS HUMAN BEINGS FIRST.
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A SIMPLE SMILE OR HAD NOD OR HANDSHAKE.
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MY REPUTATION IN EVERY COMMUNITY I WORK IN IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I WANT THE PEOPLE I SERVE TO KNOW WHEN THEY SAY MY NAME.
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>> THEY IMMEDIATELY SAY HE IS ONE OF THE GOOD ONES. >> HE CAN BE TRUSTED.
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HE WILL GET THE WORK DONE AND DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.
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K9 DETECTIVE JONATHAN SUDAN CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FINAL
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OFFICER WINNER TONIGHT IS OFFICER VERONICA CRUZ SANTOS OF
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THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT UNIT. THIS OFFICER HAS CONSISTENTLY
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SHOWN HER COMMITMENT TO BUILDING POSITIVE PROBLEM SOLVING EMPATHY, ACTIVE LISTENING AND CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, MAKING YOUTH FEEL SUPPORTED AND SEEN HER
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PRESENCE AS A LATINA OFFICER ALSO SERVES AS A POWERFUL EXAMPLE FOR OUR STUDENTS MANY OF WHOM RELATE TO HER BACKGROUND AND LEADERSHIP.
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SHE IS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY. FAMILIES OFTEN SHARE THAT THEY SEE HER AT NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS ,SCHOOL FUNCTIONS AND LOCAL GATHERINGS WHERE SHE CONTINUES
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BUILDING TRUST THROUGH GENUINE RESPECTFUL ENGAGEMENT.
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SHE WROTE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS MEANS THE PUBLIC AND OFFICERS ARE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY WORK TOGETHER TOWARD A COMMON GOAL.
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>> IT ALLOWS A RELATIONSHIP TO BE BUILT AND FOR BOTH PARTIES TO LEARN ABOUT ONE ANOTHER.
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IT ALLOWS OFFICERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WE SERVE AND PROTECT WHILE IT ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OFFICER OR ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT.
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IT ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY TO SEE BEYOND THE BADGE AND THE UNIFORM. >> CONGRATULATIONS.
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>> WE HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR OFFICERS WINNING
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TONIGHT.
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>> WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR YOUTH WINNER AND THEN WE'LL GET A BIG PICTURE. THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
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WE DO HAVE A YOUTH AWARD THAT WE WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE TONIGHT.
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DELORES HAMRICK SHE IS NOT HERE BUT I'M TOLD SHE'S GOT A GOOD REASON.
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>> SHE'S A SENIOR PROM. SHE FEELS LIKE PROM AWARDS WITH A BUNCH OF OLDER PEOPLE.
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PROM SHE GOES TO WEST CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL.
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>> SO SHE'S A BATTALION COMMANDER IN THE JROTC AND A STUDENT LEADER IN SGA.
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SHE LEADS WITH INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATION AND EARNING THE RESPECT OF THOSE AROUND HER.
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SHE'S EXTENSIVELY INVOLVED IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS RIGHT MOVES FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG LIFE.
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AND IT REFLECTS HER DEDICATION TO SERVICE AND HER ABILITY TO BUILD TRUST, UPLIFT OTHERS AND FOSTER POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS.
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SHE WAS NOMINATED FOR THIS AWARD IN RECOGNITION OF HER OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP SERVICE AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON HER PEERS AND COMMUNITY.
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DOLORES HAMBRICK, OUR YOUTH WINNER AT THIS TIME AS THE
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ELECTED LEADERS WANT TO GET A BIG PICTURE IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND SLIDING OVER. OH, OKAY.
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OKAY. >> SHE'S GETTING COMPLICATED, RIGHT?
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NO, NO, NO, NO.
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THANK YOU.
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HAVE.
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>> WHILE THEY ARE DOING THAT I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING REAL QUICK. ALL THE OFFICERS IN THE ROOM.
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>> DO YOU MIND RAISING YOUR HAND? >> WHO HERE HAS BEEN A RCMP OFFICER FOR THREE YEARS? >> REALLY?
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YOUR HAND UP. >> CHIEF. DON'T GO.
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DON'T MAKE A RUN IF YOU'VE BEEN AN OFFICER FOR SEVEN YEARS, LEAVE YOUR HAND ON HIGH.
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>> BEEN AN OFFICER FOR TEN YEARS.
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>> KEEP YOUR HAND UP 15 20, 25
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,30 TEN.
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DO WE HAVE A WAY TO OH, DO WE
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DO WE NEED TO GO UNTIL WE GET A WINNER?
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31. >> CHIEF ARE YOU STILL OUT OF YOU SON? >> CONGRATULATIONS.
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HOW MANY YEARS SAY DID WE. ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THAT.
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OH. AT THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO CALL UP CHIEF ESTELLA PATTERSON OF
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THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANKS, MALIK.
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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
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>> MY NAME IS ESTELLA PATTERSON AND ALWAYS I SAY IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR AND MY PLEASURE TO SERVE AS YOUR CHIEF OF
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POLICE. I'M NOT ONLY THE CHIEF FOR THE OFFICERS BUT I AM THE CHIEF FOR THE COMMUNITY.
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I'M HERE TO SERVE YOU. AND BEING HERE TONIGHT JUST LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM AND SEEING ALL THE NOMINEES IS ALL
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THOSE WHO RECEIVE THE AWARD JUST WARMS MY HEART.
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>> ALL WEEK WE HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND WE STARTED THE WEEK WITH A BICYCLE RIDE. WE HAD SIX OR SO OF OUR OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
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RIDING PEDALING TO DC IN HONOR OF OUR FALLEN OFFICERS, OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN BLUE. >> AND THEN WE CONTINUE THE WEEK WITH VARIOUS EVENTS BUT
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THE MOST IMPACTFUL EVENTS THIS WEEK HAVE BEEN THE AWARDS CEREMONY THAT WE DID ON WEDNESDAY THE COMMAND COLLEGE GRADUATION ON YESTERDAY AND
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THEN TONIGHT THE AWARDS THE CRC AWARDS BECAUSE TRULY THIS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT AND I THINK YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD WHEN
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YOU SAID THAT MANY TIMES THINGS ARE AMPLIFIED THAT IS NEGATIVE AS IT PERTAINS TO THE POLICE, THE COMMUNITY, THE CRIME, THAT
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KIND OF THING. BUT EVERY SINGLE DAY TEN, 20, 30 TIMES A DAY OUR EMPLOYEES ARE DOING MAGNIFICENT THINGS.
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THEY DO DOING AMAZING WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT.
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SO TONIGHT IS THAT NIGHT TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THEIR SUCCESSES AND HEAR THEIR STORIES AND THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING THEIR COMMUNITY.
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AS THE CHIEF I'M EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY PROUD.
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>> AND SO I WANT TO SAY TO ALL OUR AWARDEES TONIGHT THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR ALL THE NOMINEES.
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THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING FOR MY EXECUTIVE TEAM THAT'S HERE. THANK YOU. I WORK YOU HARD.
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>> I KNOW I DO A STRETCH YOU STRETCH.
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YOU STRETCH YOU BUT YOU KEEP SHOWING UP.
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>> SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. AND LASTLY I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CRC FOR BEING SUCH AN AMAZING PARTNER ALWAYS WITH US ALWAYS WORKING WITH US.
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TERRY YOU AND I HAVE MANY CONVERSATIONS.
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YOU'RE ALWAYS SO GRACIOUS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THINGS.
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SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL THE CRC FOR WHAT YOU DO AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE AMONG US. WE ARE HERE BECAUSE OF YOU.
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IT IS OUR JOY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
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ONE OF MY PILLARS COMING BACK AS THE CHIEF IS THAT WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE KNOW WHEN THE COMMUNITY IS ON OUR SIDE
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THERE'S NO LIMIT IN WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE CHARLOTTE THE SAFEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES.
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>> THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU, CHIEF.
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>> TO CLOSE US OUT, TERRY BRADLEY.
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>> THE CITY INTERIM DIRECTOR. THANK YOU, ALEX.
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SO COMMISSIONER POWELL, I KNOW YOU'RE FEELING ABOUT ALL THE EXTROVERTS THAT HAVE COME UP AND WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW SUIT SO I GET YOUR PAIN.
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SO I'M SUPPOSED TO CLOSE OUT?
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AND I WANT TO AT LEAST MAKE SURE THAT I DO THIS AND CORRECT FASHION.
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WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS AND I WAS SITTING HERE LOOKING AT THIS SIGN UP HERE AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS A ONE UP HERE WHEN I
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FIRST STARTED IN FRONT OF THIS SIX.
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SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE FOR US TO HAVE ANY CELEBRATIONS 46 YEARS.
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>> AS WE CLOSE OUT THE 46TH ANNUAL POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS AWARDS, I WANT TO LEAVE A FEW THINGS FOR US TO REFLECT ON.
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>> TONIGHT IS NOT JUST ABOUT RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING OFFICERS.
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IT'S ABOUT CELEBRATING TRUST, PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION IN THE ONGOING WORK OF BUILDING
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STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY WE ALL SERVE. THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND CPD HAS ALWAYS
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BEEN ROOTED IN COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY.
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WHEN CONCERNS ARISE IN OUR COMMUNITY WE WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THEM. THE SAME PD CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
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COMMUNITY RELATIONS CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
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AND WE'VE TRIED TO CREATE A BETTER PATH FOR FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED.
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WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO BRINGING A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE THAT HELPS STRENGTHEN OUTCOMES, IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILD BRIDGES BY LISTENING.
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>> AT THE SAME TIME, THIS PARTNERSHIP IS ALSO ABOUT RECOGNIZING AND UPLIFTING THE
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GOOD WORK THAT WE ALL DO. >> WHEN I SAY THAT SOMETIMES THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE
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THE SAME PD CAN'T TELL THE STORY AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE STEP IN. WE'RE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT AND UPLIFT THOSE STORIES.
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THE WORK THAT OFTEN GOES UNSEEN .
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TONIGHT WE HEARD HIGHLIGHTS OF MEANINGFUL WORK SAYING PD OFFICERS DO EVERY DAY. WE WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT AND THE LASTING IMPACT IT HAS ON OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
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THIS EVENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THOSE ACTS OF SERVICE AND CONNECTION. I WANT TO THANK THE MANY PEOPLE WHO MADE TONIGHT POSSIBLE.
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THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE THE ELECTED OFFICIALS CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG COUNTY
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LEADERS AND THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE AT HAND.
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THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE. >> AGAIN, LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
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>> I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS STAFF.
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COULD YOU GUYS STAND AGAIN?
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>> YOU GUYS CAN TAKE A BIG DEEP BREATH AFTER THIS WEEKEND.
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I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK. >> YEAH, I MEAN THEY WORKED TIRELESSLY BEHIND THE SCENES TO ORGANIZE THIS EVENT. BUT A SPECIAL THING TOO TO
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PEOPLE I WANT TO UPLIFT TODAY AND THAT'S THE LAWS HARRY SMITH
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AKA COOKIE AND DIAMOND DAVIES
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COULD YOU TAKE US. DIAMOND THIS IS I THINK HER
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FIRST YEAR DOING THIS EVENT AND I THINK SHE DID A PHENOMENAL JOB.
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>> SO LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN PLANNING AND COORDINATING THIS EVENT.
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED NOMINATIONS AND TOOK THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE OFFICERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
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PLEASE ENCOURAGE OTHERS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO DO THE SAME AND NETWORKS TO DO THE SAME IN NOMINATIONS REMAIN OPEN ALL
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DURING THE YEAR SO YOU CAN START NOMINATING NOW. AND BEFORE I LEAVE I'LL CLOSE WITH THIS LITTLE FRIDAY NIGHT WISDOM.
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REMEMBER TO SMILE AND I'M GOING TO LOOK AT ALL OF YOU TO THE PERSON THAT HAS TO MAKE IT CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
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STAYING HERE LONGER OR GETTING OUT A LITTLE BIT EARLY. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS NEXT YEAR.
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>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS.
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I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU GUYS ALL. CONGRATS TO OUR WINNERS.
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CONGRATS TO OUR NOMINEES. >> EVERYONE HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND. IF YOU WANT AN AWARD PLEASE RETURN TO THE FRONT.
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WE'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE