Det. Awkward, 32, of Cameroonian descent, is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. Her family moved to the Horace Heights district when she was 11, where she befriended her childhood friend, Pamela Oliver, a PVRA News 14 reporter. A track star at Calico Aster High School (CAHS) and CASU, Awkward majored in criminal justice, with aspirations to join the Federal Investigation Division. However, Awkward decided to join the Calico Aster Police Academy after earning her degree at CASU. She’s been on the force for eight years. As a third-grade detective, she spent 14 months working in general investigations. She's been assigned to Special Investigations alongside Det. Oboro for less than one day.

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