Thomas Del Percio

As HCPD Court Liaison, I was responsible for scheduling Magistrate Jury Trials for Uniform Patrol, receiving and serving subpoenas, preparing and providing discovery to Defense Attorneys, and preparing documents for civil litigation. This position provided me the opportunity to work with a large number of local law firms. Prior to this, I was assigned as a Watch Commander for the Horry County Police Department. This position gives me total authority of commanding the Police Department from 17:00 hours until 05:00 hours while the Command Staff is off duty. Duties of this position range from command and control of major incidents, handling citizen complaints, dealing with the media, and managing the four precincts that make up the Horry County Police Department. Prior to this, I was assigned as the Deputy Precinct Commander of the South Precinct of the Horry County Police Department. My duties include providing leadership, management, and mentoring for approximately 32 sworn police officers and first line supervisors. I also handle citizen complaints and community issues as part of my responsibilities. I was also responsible for several internal investigations while in the position. Prior to my last duty assignment, I was assigned as Watch Commander for the Horry County Police Department. This position gave me total authority to command the Police Department from 17:00 hour until 05:00, while the Command Staff is off duty. Duties of this position range from command and control of major incidents, handling citizen complaints, and managing the four precincts that make up the Horry County Police Department. Before this assignment, I was the Deputy Precinct Commander of the West Precinct of the Horry County Police Department. My duties include providing leadership, management, and mentoring for approximately 28 sworn police officers and first-line supervisors. I also handled citizen complaints and community issues as part of my responsibilities. I was also responsible for several internal investigations while in this position. Before moving to the position of Court Liaison, I was the direct supervisor of the Narcotic/Vice/Gang Unit of the Horry County Police Department Criminal Investigation Division. During this assignment, I managed seven Narcotic/Vice Agents, three ATF/Violent Crimes Task Force Agents, one DEA Task Force Agent, and one U.S. Marshall Task Force Agent. This unit investigates everything from street-level narcotics and vice violations to illegal drug trafficking, as well as gang and weapons violations, and fugitive apprehension. This unit makes cases on both the state and federal level. Before moving to my Court Liaison assignment, I was the direct supervisor of the Major Crimes Unit (Homicide/SVU) of the Criminal Investigations Division. During the two years in the assignment, I managed over 40 homicide investigations and several task forces. Previously assigned as a Patrol Sergeant with the Uniform Patrol Division for seven years. Prior to this assignment with the Patrol Division and as Sergeant in the Criminal Investigations Division, I developed a rapport with the members of the community, other law enforcement agencies, members of the judicial system, as well as civilian agencies such as The Children's Recovery Center and The Center for Missing and Exploited Children through diligent efforts and mutual respect. Also included in my duties was public speaking at various community meetings and events. Prior to being promoted to Sergeant, I was assigned as a Detective in the Criminal Investigation Division, and then as a Detective with the Narcotic/Vice Section, where I worked several major narcotic cases. Before all the above assignments, I spent time in the Uniform Patrol Division and Warrant Division.

Member of the Community Policing Team. Utilized policing skills to ensure a safe environment for students on campus while advancing personal training by attending various seminars on Community Policing.

Primary responsibilities were to patrol the city, respond to, and investigate calls of all nature and degrees of seriousness. Prosecuted cases in City Court and served as FTO for new Officers, along with serving on the Hiring Board, as well as the Award Committee.

Responsible for the security and supervision of inmates. Investigated all crimes within the institution, including narcotic violations, assaults, and larcenies. Also served as a Training Instructor at the SCDC Training Academy and was a member of the Escape Apprehension Team.