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NOPD Loses a Valued 30-Year Veteran - New Orleans Data News Weekly

June Hazeur Data News Weekly Contributor Sharon McGee Williams, a 30-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department died on Sunday, July 26th, 2020 at the age of 54 passed due to complications from COVID-19. [...]

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