End Of Watch: Tuesday July 21st, 2020
Chief Of Police
Chief Steven R. Smith
Serving Since: 1997
NC Advanced Law Enforcement Certification
AAS Criminal Justice Technology – Stanly Community College
2019 Law Enforcement Management Academy – South Piedmont Community College
Other Agency Experience: Monroe Police Department, Kannapolis Police Department
Acting Chief Of Police
Acting Chief Of Police Jeff B. Shew
Serving Since: 2009
NC Advanced Law Enforcement Certification
BS Criminal Justice (Summa Cum Laude) – Western Carolina University
AAS Criminal Justice Technology – Stanly Community College
2019 Law Enforcement Management Academy – South Piedmont Community College
NC Certified General Instructor
Investigations
Detective Sergeant Kevin R. O’Connor
Serving Since: 2007
NC Advanced Law Enforcement Certification
Bachelor Of Professional Studies – Five Towns College
NC Certified General Instructor, Axon Certified Taser Instructor
Field Training Officer
Other Agency Experience: Queens University Police Department, Badin Police Department
Patrol Sergeants
Sergeant Brandon A. Stancil (A/B Rotation)
Serving Since: 2006
NC Intermediate Law Enforcement Certification
Field Training Officer
Other Agency Experience: Oakboro Police Department
Sergeant Chad A. Whitley (C/D Rotation)
Serving Since: 2009
NC Intermediate Law Enforcement Certification
Field Training Officer
United States Army Veteran – 1/501st Airborne Infantry
School Resource Officer
Corporal Brittany H. Tucker
Serving Since: 2009
NC Intermediate Law Enforcement Certification
AAS Criminal Justice Technology – Stanly Community College
School Resource Officer – Locust Elementary School
Field Training Officer
Patrol Officers
(A/B Rotation)
Officer Derek K. Yang
Serving Since: 2020
Corporal Dwayne A. Dietz
Serving Since: 2012
United States’ Army Veteran
Officer Jared M. Smith
Serving Since: 2019
United States’ Army Veteran
Officer Karcin L. Vick
Serving Since: 2019
BA Criminology And Psychology – University of North Carolina – Wilmington
MA Criminology – University of North Carolina – Wilmington
(C/D Rotation)
Officer Christopher D. McDaniel
Serving Since: 1995
NC Advanced Law Enforcement Certification – 2 (Sheriff’s And Criminal Justice Education And Training Standards)
MS Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Education – East Carolina University
BS Criminal Justice – Pfeiffer University
AAS (2) Criminal Justice, Accounting – Stanly Community College
NC Certified General Instructor
Field Training Officer
Other Agency Experience: Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, NC DPS Corrections, Stanfield Police Department, Stanly County Sheriff’s Office
Officer Joshua D. Gardner
Serving Since: 2020
Officer Robert S. Godek Jr.
Serving Since: 2018
Officer Sheelone Vang
Serving Since: 2018
AAS Biology – Stanly Community College
Other Agency Experience: Troy Police Department
Reserve Officers
Officer Frank L. Hartsell
Officer Jeffery T. Coleman
Records Managers
Wendy Lowder
Mandy Thomas