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Captain Craig Akard
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Captain Akard grew up in
Lawton and then attended Cameron University and obtained his degree.
He was hired by the Lawton Police Department in July 1984. During
his years with the department Captain Akard has worked in patrol but the
majority of his time was spent in the Special Operations Division as
narcotics investigator, criminal intelligence, and K-9. He also spent
time as the Crime Stoppers Investigator. Captain Akard was also a
member of the initial Gang Task Force of the department.
Captain Akard has been a
departmental Firearms Instructor for over 12 years and is also an Advanced
Instructor with CLEET. He received his Advanced Law Enforcement
Certification from CLEET. He graduated from the Texas Department of
Public Safety Polygraph School in 1998 and is currently one of three
examiners for the department.
He was promoted to the
rank of Lieutenant in November of 1999 and served as a supervisor in patrol
and investigations. He was then transferred to Professional Standards
in 2002 where he was in charge of that unit until his promotion to
Captain in April of 2007. Captain Akard is currently assigned as a
Watch Commander. He has been married for 22 years and has two
son's.
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