Acting assistant police chief credits mother's influence

Anthony Cobb, who grew up in Champaign, said his mother's discipline at home was the biggest influence in his life, including how he works as a policeman.

"My mom didn't play," said Cobb, who was promoted a little more than a year ago to command the patrol division for the Urbana Police Department.

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