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Retired Police Captain Napoleon Dawson Dies Unexpectedly

  • Thursday, March 19, 2015

Napoleon Dawson, well-known former Chattanooga Police captain, died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday afternoon.

After retiring from the police department he was a supervisor at Hamilton County Juvenile Court.

Mr. Dawson was a longtime member of the CARTA board.

He was a trustee of Orchard Knob Baptist Church.

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