The Police Department in the Town of Gaston, SC

“First and foremost, I would like to thank God and my family for standing by me in my career as a law enforcement officer. We, as a community, know the hardships that we must face every day, such as crime, bad economy, and poor education. These three things go hand-in-hand. The one factor they all have in common is that they produce victims.

As citizens, we have to come together and fight against these three catalysts to create a calm and reassuring presence in our town and our society. This shows that we can live without the threat of being victimized.

We, as a whole, need to communicate the problems in our community to law enforcement and with one another. Through gathering with our leaders in public forums, such as crime watch and town council meetings, we can work through the issues in our community.

I, along with everyone, will stand and move forward to make the town of Gaston a better place to raise our children. But it will take all of us working together to truly achieve this goal.

Thank you for this opportunity. I promise to work hard to make this community a safe environment for all. It is time for the residents to be proud of where they call home once again.

And to my fellow law enforcers, we need to understand and sense the noble purpose and meaning of law-enforcement. It is a vocation of selfless service, compassion, and doing good for others.”