[citation needed] Norman was also a mental health worker at Pinnacle Point Hospital.
[citation needed] He is credited for doing things like presenting 50 NLRSD students with backpacks and $50 gift cards from Shoe Carnival in August[year needed] to purchase shoes, starting the “Shop with a Cop” program to help financially struggling students or just dancing with the children.
[2] Norman has gained national and international attention for his unconventional methods of law enforcement.
[citation needed] The national and international exposé of Tommy Norman came from a televised CNN News cable program on May 10, 2015, during an interview on Newsroom with its host Brooke Baldwin and her guest Atlanta activist and rapper Killer Mike.
Killer Mike professed that Norman is "doing something right" and that is connecting with inner city youth, in particular minority communities of color.