Nov 25 2008
CPD Chief of Police Report – 11/25/2008
CPD Chief of Police Report – by Police Chief, Shane Roberts – 11/25/2008
Due to training I am unable to attend tonight’s meeting. However, I still feel
that I needed to address Council and the town of the progress of the police
dept.
Most everyone has now seen that there are visible changes at the dept.
We now have two new marked Impala patrol vehicles that can be seen patrolling the roads. The cars have been marked with a new design. The sea on the quarter panel of the vehicle is a replica of our new patch design and the slogan “serve and protect” serves as our motto. The cars will, without a doubt,
prove beneficial to the department as it continues to pursue its mission “to serve and protect”.
The police dept has also increased its manpower to six officers. Three officers
have been added to the force. These officers were selected because of their
experience, integrity and their professionalism. They have close to thirty years of experience between them.
The first of the three new hires is Stephanie Lynes. Stephanie served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for over ten years. Her professionalism and hard work ethic with the Highway Patrol makes her a great asset to the department.
The second of the three is Officer John Craddock. John worked with the dept
before and served the town well. John is an outstanding officer and understands
how to effectively police a small town such as Cottageville. John has had
extensive amounts of law enforcement training and is also a certified instructor.
The last of the three new officers is Officer Steve Smith. Steve worked for
over ten years with the SC Transport Police. Steve is currently at active duty
status in the US Air Force Reserves. He serves as a law enforcement officer and
training officer. His core values as a member of the U.S military will be an
asset to the dept.
I ask the Council and the town to welcome these officers and work with them as they serve the town.
Other changes at the dept include the new uniforms. They have arrived but we
are currently waiting on the new patches to arrive. All officers should be in the new uniform by the end of the month. These changes are a positive step toward making the dept what it should be, professional.
Activity for the month of October was average with 21 incident reports filed
and the officers conducting over 400 business and residence checks.
The Halloween event went extremely well. I would like to thank SCDOT for their assistance on providing the cones that allowed the outside lanes to be shut
down. I received numerous positive comments over the past month. I had eight officers on patrol that night and we handled a crowd capacity estimated at over 3000 people.
I look forward to providing assistance for future events.
In closing I would like to thank everyone for the support they are giving the dept as we go through this transition.
If I can help anyone please feel free to
call or stop by my office.
Thank you and God bless.
Chief Shane Roberts
