Edmund Jenkins

 
 
 
In honor of Black History Month, the Mount Pleasant Police Department would like to highlight the town’s first African American police officer, Edmund Jenkins. In 1890, then Mount Pleasant Police Chief John Bendt hired Edmund Jenkins as a police officer. Officer Jenkins was widely known as someone who cared deeply about his community and looked after all children in the town. Officer Jenkins was way ahead of his time! He was more than likely one of the first law enforcement officers to implement the concept of community policing. Officer Jenkins made it a priority to address quality of life issues and to ensure the safety of the community.  During his 37 years of service, Mr. Jenkins held the positions of Town Marshal, Police Officer, and Assistant Police Chief.
A monument in honor of Mr. Jenkins was erected at Mount Pleasant’s Ocean View Cemetery on August 11, 2006.
 
 




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