Roanoke Rapids police Sergeant Darrell Newsome and Investigator Antonio Serward received Sergeant their Intermediate Law Enforcement certificates.
This certificate is awarded to officers who attended a certain amount of training and a combination of years of experience, Chief Bobby Martin said.
In the gallery from left: Martin with Newsome and Seward
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The criteria to receive the certificate, in which points are received for training and educational background, are as follows:
Meets the qualifications to receive a professional award
Has accumulated at least 32 points and at least eight years of creditable experience or has accumulated at least 40 points and at least six years of creditable experience
Has an associate degree from an accredited institution, has accumulated at least 16 points and at least four years of creditable experience or has a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, has accumulated at least eight points and at least two years of creditable experience.