Newport police officer Chris Armstrong was recognized by the Newport City Commission for his 21 years of service at Monday’s commission meeting.
Armstrong was on the fire investigation team and the major accident reconstruction unit.
“Those are two of the most stressful things that a police officer has to deal with,” Newport Police Chief Chris Fangman said. “Chris has seen very, very difficult things, more so than a lot of us, including myself, if you ever hear of a fatal traffic accident or a very terrible situation, it was Chris’s job to go in and investigate, collect evidence, do everything he could to make sure justice was served.”