Canton, Cherokee County, Ga. August 29, 2007- Cherokee Sheriffs Deputy Patrick Neal won the shooting competition at the Peace Officers Association of Georgia’s (P.O.A.G.) 2007 Summer Convention held this week in Jekyll Island. Deputy Neal competed against 25 other police officers from across Georgia and took 1st place for the second year in a row.
The P.O.A.G. has been in existence since the early 1900’s. The mission of the P.O.A.G. is to establish and promote cordial relations and fellowship among the peace officers of Georgia, to assist peace officers and their families, to provide for and encourage the education and training of peace officers, to improve the profession, to improve and extend the service rendered by its members to the people of Georgia and its subdivisions, and to accomplish all things necessary to achieve these stated and related objectives. More information on the P.O.A.G. can be located at www.poag.org.