Sergeant Brian Harding (center) of the Akron Police Department has been named the recipient of the Third Annual Lt. John “Ed” Duvall, Jr. Detective of the Year Award in recognition of his “tenacity, commitment and integrity in serving the families and children of Summit County.”
The award, established in 2008 through a partnership of Summit County Children Services, the Akron Police Department and the CARE Center of Akron Children’s Hospital, honors the memory of the late Lt. “Ed” Duvall – who, while with the Akron Police Department, was both relentless in his investigations of child abuse cases and deeply committed to speaking out about child abuse prevention. The first award was presented posthumously to Lt. “Ed” Duvall and the 2009 recipient was Detective Shannon Davis of the Barberton Police Department.