Assistant Chief Tim Adams
Tim Adams
Assistant Chief
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Police
Positions & Background
- Assistant Chief.
- Past Baker Patrol Team Commander and SWAT Team Commander.
- Joined the Gastonia Police Department in 1982.
- Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice.
- Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate from the State of North Carolina Department of Justice Education & Training Standards Commission.
- Graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy 191st Session.
- Holds the Police Star for Gallantry, the department's third highest award and a Lifesaving Medal.
- Past supervisor of the Youth Bureau.
- 1998 recipient of the Leonard T. Williams Award - Juvenile Officer of the Year.
- A member of the AM Optimist Board of Directors.
Professional Memberships
- Gaston County Law Enforcement Association.
- Gaston-Lincoln Fraternal Order of Police.
- Past executive board member and state president of the North Carolina Juvenile Officers Association.
- National Tactical Officers Association.
- International Association of Chiefs of Police.
- NC Association of Chiefs of Police.
- NC Police Executives Association.
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