Kudos were in order for Deputy Chief Tyrone Simmons at the May 14 Mount Pleasant Council meeting, as the 25-year officer was presented with a Town Longevity Award by Police
Arnold takes over as Mount Pleasant Police chief Mount Pleasant Police Chief Mark Arnold was promoted into his new position Thursday morning. (Source: Mount Pleasant Police Department) By Patrick Phillips | May 6, 2021 at 2:33 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 2:33 PM
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - The Mount Pleasant Police Department experienced a changing of the guard Thursday morning.
Former Chief Carl Ritchie retired, passing the baton to his deputy chief, Mark Arnold.
Arnold, a 25-year law enforcement veteran, will now lead the department following his official promotion Thursday.
The new chief has spent his entire law enforcement career with the Mount Pleasant Police Department, beginning as a patrol officer in 1995. He was promoted to detective in 1997 and to corporal in 2001.