Town of Kitty Hawk donates patrol car to COA

Published 9:15 am Sunday, February 5, 2023

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College of The Albemarle (COA) has announced that the Town of Kitty Hawk approved the donation of a 2016 Dodge Charger vehicle to the college on December 5, 2022. The car was presented to COA by Mayor Craig Garriss, town manager Melody Clopton and Police Chief Joel Johnson on January 10, 2023. “This is a wonderful addition to the resources we use for our program,” said John Etheridge, COA BLET director. “The COA Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program will utilize the vehicle to provide additional training opportunities for our cadets. Our students benefit greatly from our partnership with Kitty Hawk and all law enforcement agencies and organizations within our service area.”

According to Craig Garriss, mayor of the Town of Kitty Hawk, “The donated vehicle was scheduled to be replaced out of the Kitty Hawk Police Department vehicle rotation due to its age and mileage.”

College of The Albemarle trains many law enforcement officers in its seven-county service area, including a number of those who have served or currently serve the Town of Kitty Hawk. “We appreciate the partnerships and relationships we have with our law enforcement agencies,” said Dr. Jack Bagwell, COA president. “The donation of this vehicle is greatly appreciated and epitomizes what community truly means to COA and the counties we serve.  We have a wonderful relationship with the Town of Kitty Hawk, and we are thankful that they thought of COA when determining the next steps for this vehicle’s use. We look forward to the continued success of our BLET program, its graduates, and our agency partnerships.”

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“This is just one way that Kitty Hawk can thank the college for its great work to train and mold new officers who will go out in the communities to serve and protect,” shared Garriss. “Kitty Hawk and COA have always had a great working relationship, and I have no doubt that great rapport will continue.”

To learn more about COA’s BLET program, visit albemarle.edu/blet or contact Cheryl Griffin, COA law enforcement training and in-service coordinator, at 252-335-0821, ext. 2210.

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