Verlin Hill

I am a police officer currently employed with the Warner Robins Police Department. My entire police career, which started in 2003, has been at this department. I currently hold the rank of Sergeant over the Narcotics/Intelligence Unit (N.I.U.) at the agency. During my time at the department, I spent my first four and a half years on Patrol. In 2008, I was assigned to the Warner Robins Police Department S.T.O.P. Unit or crime suppression unit. I spent ten years on the S.T.O.P. Unit. In 2018, I was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and assigned to a Patrol Squad. I spent the next five years as a Patrol Sergeant until being transferred to the position that I currently hold.

During my initial time on patrol, I was picked by my supervisors to attend the GA P.O.S.T. Field Training Officer (F.T.O.) class. After successfully completing the class, I was assigned as an “active F.T.O.” and trained around a dozen officers for this department. This is probably to most rewarding position I have had at this department. Several of the officers I trained have went on to become supervisors at this department. Being a F.T.O. also assisted me in being a better Sergeant. While being a Sergeant, I have trained multiple fellow Patrol Sergeants in their jobs and assisted them with learning their duties of the newly assigned positions.

Being an F.T.O. also helped guide me into what I consider my second most rewarding position, which is being a GA P.O.S.T. Certified Instructor, to include a Firearms Instructor. I have always had a desire to teach others how to do the job and being a F.T.O., an Instructor, and a Sergeant has put me in a position to do just that. As a Sergeant, I took the time to train all of my officers on subjects such as building clearing and vehicle takedowns. I also gave the same training to trainees that were assigned to the F.T.O.s on my squad.

In addition to training my officers, my duties as a Patrol Sergeant included review and approval of paperwork, responding and managing critical incident calls, scheduling, payroll, policy compliance, and fulfilling the duties of the shift commander (Lieutenant) if they were unavailable to do so. During my last nine months on Patrol (November 2022 through July 2023) I was the acting shift commander for Squad 3 on patrol due to our squad not having an active/assigned Lieutenant.

My current position as Lieutenant in N.I.U. incorporates the same responsibilities that I have had in my prior positions plus a few additional responsibilities. These include management of departmental funds, purchase request for equipment for the unit, operational approval of search warrants, training requests for my investigators, and division compliance with the Departmental State Accreditation.

From 2005 through 2019, I was a member of the Warner Robins Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) Team. During that time I rose to the position of Entry Team Leader. My responsibilities included training officers assigned to the team, planning and executing high risk search warrants, and planning operations during high risk S.W.A.T. callouts. After stepping off the team in good standing, I was asked in May of 2023 to rejoin the team in the capacity of Operations Commander. I was asked by departmental leadership to assist in making the S.W.A.T. Team operational. Through training and guidance, with assistance from departmental leadership, I was able to make this happen. My main responsibility while in this current position is to train those in Team Leader positions to assume the roles I took while being a Team Leader before, as well as help them progress to the point where they would be able to fulfill my current position when the time comes.

Prior to my law enforcement career, I spent six years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. I am a combat veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom from January 2003 to August 2003. During my time in the Marines, I rose to the rank of Corporal, which is a Non-Commissioned Officer rank. I served as a Fire Team leader while stateside which included myself and five junior Marines for which I was responsible. While deployed to Iraq, I was in charge of my unit’s heavy equipment operator division and an ammunition supply team.

When it comes to my leadership style, I can usually sum them up in two lessons I have learned in life. The first lesson came from my father when I was very young; stand up for what is right, not what is easy. The second lesson I learned during my time in the Marines; take care of your people and they will take care of you. Now there have been many more lessons throughout my life and professional career from many great people, but these two I consider my cornerstones.

United States Marine Corps Reserve 2000 - 2006

Reached the Rank of Corporal (Non-Commissioned Officer) 

Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran

• Warner Robins Police Department Supervisor of the Year 2022
• Award of Merit (2 citations)
• Chief’s Commendation (2 citations)

• High School Diploma, 05/29/1999, Crawford County High School
• Associates Degree in Art Pathway, 05/11/2002, Gordon College
• Basic Law Enforcement Training, 11/14/2003, Macon Regional Training Academy
• Field Training Officer (40hrs), 04/28/2006, Georgia Public Safety Training Center
• Special Weapons and Tactics (40hrs), 05/25/2007, Georgia Public Safety Training Center
• High Risk Operational Planning Level I (40hrs), 08/08/2008, Regional Counterdrug Training Academy
• High Risk Operational Planning Level II (40hrs), 03/06/2009, Regional Counterdrug Training Academy
• High Risk Operational Planning Level III (40hrs), 06/25/2010, Regional Counterdrug Training Academy
• Traveling Criminal Apprehension Patrol (T-CAP / 40hrs), 01/16/2009, Regional Counterdrug Training Academy
• Introduction to Drug Enforcement (80hrs), 07/31/2009, Georgia Public Safety Training Center
• Instructor Training Course (80hrs), 02/26/2016, Georgia Public Safety Training Center
• Firearms Instructor Course (80hrs), 09/30/2016, Georgia Public Safety Training Center
• Ballistic Shield Instructor (24hrs), 01/25/2017, Georgia Public Safety Training Center
• Supervision Level I (40hrs), 06/27/2008, Georgia Public Safety Training Center
• Supervision Level II (40hrs), 05/26/2017, Georgia Public Safety Training Center
• Supervision Level III (40hrs), 08/11/2017, Georgia Public Safety Training Center
• Management Level I (40hrs), 03/19/2021, Georgia Public Safety Training Center
• Management Level II (40hrs), 04/08/2022, Georgia Public Safety Training Center
• Management Level III (40hrs), 05/12/2023, Georgia Public Safety Training Center

• Jeffery McCommon, (478) 447-6695
• Don Edwards, (478) 397-9219
• Scott Webb, (478) 334-1289