MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Town of Moncks Corner has selected Steve Young as its new police chief.
Young, currently a captain with the Moncks Corner Police Department, will assume the role with more than 28 years of progressive growth in law enforcement, including serving as interim police chief for six months last year.
During the previous selection process candidates were interviewed by a seven-member advisory committee. The committee, which was comprised of community leaders representing different social, institutional, and faith communities, selected Young as a finalist.
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“We wanted to use a process to select the very best police chief for our community during the last search. With the recent departure of Chief Brabham, it seemed only appropriate to not throw out all of that effort and input from the community, since Mr. Young was so close to being selected and has a proven track record of leading the agency,” said Jeff Lord, the town’s administrator.
“I’ve said before how it was a difficult decision last time, given the quality of candidates. Mr. Young is highly qualified, well experienced, and has demonstrated innovation in policing strategies that will serve our community well. All of that, combined with his tenure with the department, make him the right person to lead our Police Department now,” said Mayor Michael Lockliear.
Captain Young holds a master’s degree from Charleston Southern University in public safety management and has been with the Moncks Corner Police Department for four years. During that time, he served as lieutenant over Investigations, and then patrol, before being promoted to captain and assuming the second in command duties for the department.
From March through August of last year, he also served as interim police chief and instituted a series of neighborhood “Walk and Talks.” Before coming to Moncks Corner, he was a lieutenant with the town of Summerville and taught law enforcement at the Dorchester County Career and Technology Center.
Young will be sworn in and take command of the department at the Council Meeting held Feb. 21 at 6 p.m.
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