Black History Month Spotlight: Sergeant Tyrone Simmons

 

 

In honor of Black History Month we would like to spotlight several of our supervisors who play an important role in our agency and in our community!

 

 

Sergeant Tyrone F. Simmons was born and raised in Mount Pleasant. He attended James B. Edwards Elementary School, Moultrie Middle School, and Wando High School. He began his career with the Mount Pleasant Police Department, as a Community Service Officer, in April of 1999. In 2002 he became a sworn police officer after completing the 9-week Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia.

 

In March of 2004, Sergeant Simmons was transferred to the Criminal Investigations Bureau where he served as a detective. In July of 2011, he was promoted to the rank of Corporal and became an assistant patrol team supervisor. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in October of 2013 and took charge of his own patrol team. Sergeant Simmons has been instrumental in organizing our Shopping with the Police event. This outreach program pairs police officers with deserving children who are taken to lunch and then Christmas shopping.

 

Sergeant Simmons is a member of the Mount Pleasant Police Department’s Honor Guard and Hiring Board. He is also an active volunteer with the Special Olympics where he helps organize Cops on Top of Doughnut Shops, Cops on the Coop, and the Polar Plunge.

 

Awards

Community Service Officer of the Year (1999)

Community Service Officer of the Year (2000)

Rookie Officer of the Year (2003)

Carolina Federal Savings Bank Police Officer of the Year (2005)

Town Employee of the Month (October 2005)

Detective of the Year (2008)

Town Employee of the Month (March 2011)

Fraternal Order of Police Award of Merit (2015)

Supervisor of the Year (2015)

Town Employee of the Month (January 2016)

Supervisor of the Year (2016)

 

Sergeant Simmons holds an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Trident Technical College, a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Limestone College, and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice From Columbia College.