Alan Norman Cleveland County Sheriff

(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Sheriff Alan Norman have received the Attorney General's Dogwood Award. These awards are given annually to honor North Carolinians who are dedicated to keeping people safe, healthy, and happy in their communities. "Sheriff Alan Norman is doing important work to protect public safety in Cleveland County," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "From his commitment to keeping people safe from sex abuse to his tireless work to hold the dealers and traffickers who profi t from people's addiction accountable, I appreciate his leadership." Sheriff Alan Norman is currently serving his third term as Cleveland County's sheriff. A second generation law enforcement officer, Sheriff Norman has worked in law enforcement for more than 35 years. "It is a shame that sex offenders prey on our children and society," said Sheriff Alan Norman. "Both are our future and it is my job to make sure that the public is informed of sex offenders within Cleveland County." Sheriff Norman also added: "As long as I am Sheriff, we will continue to aggressively go after not only the street dealer, but all the way up the chain to the importer, in an attempt to make our community drug free, which lowers the crime rate. I humbly accept the Dogwood Award on behalf of the men and women I work with."