North Charleston Names New Police Chief

Mayor Reggie Burgess announces the selection of Roland Camacho as the next North Charleston Chief of Police to head up the department. Chief Camacho replaces Greg Gomes who retired from the position after a year. He was selected from a pool of six finalists and currently serves as the Chief of Police for the Chambersburg Police Department in Pennsylvania. According to City spokesperson Tony Tassarotti, Chief Camacho is set to start on December 9th.

The Six Finalists

Deputy Chief Karen Cordray has been with the North Charleston Police Department since 1992.

Deputy Chief Angela Johnson has worked within the North Charleston Police Department since 1996.

Captain Jason Bruder began working with the Charleston Police Department in 2002.

Chief Roland Camacho – Chambersburg Police Department in Pennsylvania

Deputy Chief Kyle Dowdy – Farmington Police Department in New Mexico

Jerri Sutton – Chief of Staff for Chattanooga Police Department in Tennessee