WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The first African American woman to serve as a captain with the Wichita Police Department has died.
Felecia Norris died June 29 near Houston, Texas. She was 68.
Norris joined the department in 1981 as a patrol officer, later serving as a detective, sergeant and lieutenant before being promoted to captain of the Patrol North Bureau.
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In 2010, she became director of the WPD Records Bureau before retiring in 2014.
Over her 32-year career, Norris also obtained two master’s degrees from Kansas State and Wichita State University…