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| Tiger Lady: Sheriff Department’s First Female Chief Deputy |
| By salisburypost.com - Kimberly Johnson |
| Published: 03/25/2013 |
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The spunky Rowan native, 70, serves as the executive director of the Rowan County Housing Authority. It’s a post she’s held for the past eight years. History, however, will remember her best in uniform, when she became the first female chief deputy for the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department, as well as the state of North Carolina. “Back then, there were very few females in law enforcement. You were in a man’s world,” Potts said, recalling the early days of her law enforcement career that started in 1973. “Once you proved yourself, they pretty much accepted you.” Extra Photos Over the course of her three decades in law enforcement, that acceptance turned into a laundry list of accolades and awards. She collected the North Carolina’s Law Enforcement Women’s Association’s award for being the top female officer in the state, as well as an achievement award from the International Association of Women Police in Vancouver, Canada. Read More. |
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