Hannah Moore has been fascinated with community policing for several years and decided to put that focus into practice.
Several years ago, Moore decided to take the Shelby Police Department's Citizen's Police Academy, and she was hooked on the idea of being a police officer.
"It really made me want to be part of this department," Moore said.
So much so that the department sponsored her to become an officer.
"We were fortunate. We sponsored Hannah, and we got to track her through her progress," Shelby Police Chief Jeff Ledford said.
Last week she became the newest member of the Shelby Police Department and is excited to put what she learned at basic law enforcement training at Cleveland Community College into use as soon as possible.
The woman was all smiles as she was welcomed by her new brothers and sisters in uniform, and she is not the only new addition.
Kathy Parker and Caleb Weaver joined the ranks of Shelby Police on June 13. The two were also graduates of the community college's training program.
The addition of these three brings the department to full staff. There are currently 75 full-time and 10 part-time sworn positions with Shelby. They also have 13 full-time and 10 part-time civilian staff, which mainly includes emergency 911 personnel.
Joyce Orlando can be reached at 704-669-3341 or find her on Twitter @Star_J_Orlando.