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Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award
Honoring a
South Carolina citizen who has placed him/herself in danger beyond what is
expected of the average citizen to support the efforts of law enforcement or who
has made exemplary efforts to support law enforcement and public safety in
his/her community
Arthur Morrison
Strickland III
Mrs. Shirley Strickland accepts
award
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Mailing Address:
PO Box 210709
Columbia, SC 29221-0709
Location:
7339 Broad River Rd.
Irmo, SC 29063
Telephone: 803-781-5913
Toll Free: 800-922-0038
FAX: 803-781-9208
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The 2007 Citizen of the Year Award is presented posthumously to Arthur Morrison
Strickland, III. Mr. Strickland passed away on October 31, 2006. When Mr.
Strickland returned to Florence after working as a news director for a CBS
affiliate and later as press secretary for the mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he
developed and produced the Pee Dee’s Most Wanted. This show covered
crimes and suspects in northeaster South Carolina and several counties in North
Carolina. Thousand of subjects were apprehended as a result of tips from
viewers of the program. Cold cases were revived and arrests were made. In
addition, law enforcement officers in the Pee Dee were profiled to the citizens
that they served. The show received a National Community Service Award. Through
the duration of the program, Mr. Strickland worked without compensation,
donating his services to make his community a safer place to live.
In addition to
his service with the Pee Dee’s Most Wanted, Mr. Strickland served on the Board
of Directors for Crimestoppers of the Pee Dee.
We recognize
Shirley Strickland to receive this award in her late husband’s honor. |
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