Cheney Police Officer Chris Oakes has been named the department's 2014 Officer of the Year. Oakes was one of five Police Department officers nominated, and selected by a committee based upon a criteria of taking care of the community, serving the public first, productivity and how well nominees do their job.
"I feel honored," Oakes said. "It's an award from my peers. I never expected that."
A native of the Tacoma area, Oakes joined the Army after graduating from Gig Harbor High School in 2002. He served one-year tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of the 173rd Airborne, seeing comba...
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