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The Carolinas Organized Retail Crime Alliance (CORCA) has named Detective Jeff Loftin of the Gastonia Police Department as the 2026 North Carolina Law Enforcement Officer of the Year and Master Police Officer Joseph Samaha of the North Myrtle Beach Police Department as the 2026 South Carolina Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. The awards were presented during CORCA’s annual conference on October 8.
CORCA, a partnership between law enforcement and retailers to combat organized retail crime (ORC), values the vital role law enforcement plays in this collaboration. To honor that commitment, CORCA established an annual award recognizing outstanding officers from North and South Carolina who have gone above and beyond in supporting retailers, serving their communities, and earning professional distinction…