HICKORY, N.C. (WHKY) — A longtime Hickory Police Department officer is preparing to retire following more than two decades of service.

Sergeant Cam Anderson is scheduled to retire October 1 after more than 24 years of qualifying service to the citizens of Hickory.

Hickory City Council approved a Police Department request to award Anderson his police badge and service weapon upon his retirement.

The items will be declared surplus and removed from the city’s fixed-asset inventory before being presented to Anderson.