Crime & Safety
Paulding Sheriff's Captain Wins Public Safety Award
His efforts to keep the sheriff's office up with the latest in crime-fighting technology in part earned him the award.
PAULDING COUNTY, GA — A captain with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division was awarded the Public Safety Award Tuesday, according to a release from the sheriff's office.
Captain Robert Davis was awarded "for his dedicated service, innovative investigative techniques, and his diligence in keeping the Criminal Investigations Division in touch with current technology," the release says.
Davis has served with the sheriff's office for 31 years.
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The release says Davis has recently been working on creating a list of businesses and residences with surveillance cameras whose owners are willing to get a call from authorities when a crime occurs in the area, boosting the chances of finding offenders.
"Robert has been with the Sheriff’s Office through four Sheriffs and has always been someone I can count on," Sheriff Gary Gulledge said in the release. "His experience and expertise in the field of criminal investigations is unparalleled. We are thankful he cares so much about our county."
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Davis got a Certificate of Appreciation from the Board of Commissioners and a gift card from Texas Roadhouse good for dinner for two.
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