Greensboro honors Sgt. Dale Nicks with highway sign unveiled at I-40 and Sandy Ridge Road

The City of Greensboro’s weekly flash briefing reported that Sergeant Dale Nicks, a 23-year veteran of the Greensboro Police Department, was honored last week with the unveiling of a highway sign at I-40 and Sandy Ridge Road.

The briefing said Sgt. Dale Nicks served in patrol, criminal investigations and as a supervisor of the family victims unit, and that he was a leader in the department’s peer support team and the GPD honor guard. The program noted he was killed in December 2023 while intervening in a crime he witnessed at a gas station.

According to the briefing, colleagues and family at the unveiling described his “endless compassion” and the joy he brought to every day. The ceremony and the sign aim to encourage motorists who pass the site to learn more about the officer and his service to the community.

No city action items, funding details or ongoing proceedings related to the sign were mentioned in the briefing. The flash briefing did not specify a formal future city event tied to the memorial beyond the unveiling.

The weekly briefing closed by directing listeners to the city’s broader communications channels for additional, in-depth coverage.