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News Brief: Retired police detective honored

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Staff

Retired Chapel Hill Police Detective J.D. Parks on Tuesday was inducted into the N.C. Law Enforcement Torch Run Hall of Fame.

Parks was honored for his 14-year involvement with the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, for which he sold t-shirts and hats, organized raffles and hosted other events. In addition, Parks was instrumental in organizing a golf tournament, which is now the largest Torch Run tournament in the state, raising more than $60,000 annually. During Parks’s 14 years, the Chapel Hill Police Department raised more than $825,000 for the athletes of the Special Olympics.
Parks now works for the UNC Department of Public Safety, where he holds the rank of Investigative Captain.

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