Granville County Crime Stoppers award the efforts of officers and community

Granville County Crime Stoppers recently made the 2020 Crime Stoppers awards presentations for community service and support during the annual Crime Stoppers Banquet held at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Creedmoor. Award recipients included:

• Tom Lane, Jim and Nancy Smith Citizenship Award
• Carolina Sunrock, Corporate Partnership Award
• South Granville Country Club, Local Business Partnership Award
• Frank Sossamon, Crime Stoppers Board Member of the Year
• The NC Crime Stoppers Cameron Kent Media Award was presented to the Oxford Public Ledger

Recipients of the Crime Stopper of the Year Award to law enforcement officers of each agency within the county were:

• Stem Police Chief Michael Beal
• Creedmoor Police SRP Tony Wallace
• Granville County Sheriff Deputy William Thomas Robinson, Jr.
• Assistant Jail Administrator Woodrow David Yancey
• Stovall Police Chief Craig Williams
• Oxford Police Officer Akeem Revan
• Butner Public Safety Sergeant Nicholas Williams

Crime Stoppers is comprised of members of the community, law enforcement agencies, the media and businesses who work together to help solve crimes and make our communities a safer place to live, work and raise a family. Citizens are encouraged , through cash rewards and a promise of confidentiality, to provide information leading to the arrest and indictment of criminals.

To provide helpful, anonymous information regarding crime in Granville County, call Crime Stoppers tip line at 919-693-3100 or the Granville County Sheriff’s Office at 919-693-3213.