OCTOBER 15, 2009 ISSUE
A New Chief for Boone
Boone Mayor Loretta Clawson Administers Oath to Dana Bruce Crawford
On Monday, October 12, Boone Mayor Loretta Clawson administered the oath of office to Dana Bruce Crawford, Boone’s new chief of police. Crawford took the oath while his wife Melinda looked on. Dozens of law enforcement personnel from Boone, Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Avery County, Watauga County and Johnson County, Tenn., as well as elected officials and Town of Boone staff, attended the ceremony to honor the changing of command.
Bringing 20 years of law enforcement experience to the position, Crawford has served as assistant chief of police for the Beech Mountain Police Department for the past 18 years. Prior to that appointment, Crawford served as an investigator and deputy sheriff.
Crawford holds a bachelor of applied arts and sciences degree in criminal justice from Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk and is also a member of several professional law enforcement affiliations in North Carolina.
To read the High Country Press feature article on Crawford, click to www.highcountrypress.com/weekly/2009/10-08-09/avery-county-native.htm. Photos by Sam Calhoun
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