Two earn top KPD honors

The Kannapolis Police Department recognized two members of the department during its annual awards program last Monday. Timed to occur during National Police Week, the awards honor a civilian employee and a sworn officer.
The Roger Dale Carter Memorial Service Award, given in memory of Carter — who was killed in the line of duty in 1993 — was presented this year to Daniel Wallace. The award is bestowed upon a police officer who has “an exceptional reputation for personal honesty and integrity.” Wallace joined the Kannapolis Police Department in 2000. He is assigned as a school resource officer at Kannapolis Middle School and previously served as a DARE instructor. Prior to joining the department, Wallace served for six years with the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army’s Southern Command.
The Norma C. Howard Memorial Service Award is given each year to the civilian department employee who also has an “exceptional reputation for personal honesty and integrity,” the release said. Norma Chapman Howard was the first female and first full-time civilian employee of the Kannapolis Police Department.
This year Lori Parker, who joined the department in 2006, received the Howard Award. Parker’s duties include data entry, purchasing and tracking of equipment.