Dorchester County, South Carolina
Sheriff Sam Richardson
212 Deming Way, Box 9
Summerville, SC 29483
Office Phone: 843-832-0300
Fax: 843-832-0308
Detention Center: 843-832-0215
Dorchester County
County Seat: St. George
Population: 153,773
Square Miles: 576
Employment with Dorchester County Sheriff's Office
Chief Deputy Sam Richardson 843-832-0300
Inspector Dale Nevins - Professional Standards 843-832-0307
Administrative
- Administrative Asst. to Sheriff Knight - Tanya Turley 843-832-0336
- Administrative Asst. to Chief Richardson - Sherry Crawford 843-832-5954121
Support Services
- Major Claude Major 843-563-0415
- Captain Jerome Jones 843-832-0188
Court Security, Civil Process, Warrants, Dive Team
- Captain Thomas Limehouse 843-832-0262
Acquisitions, Training, Accreditation, Aviation, Sex Offender Registry
Law Enforcement
- Major John Smith 843-666-0583
- Captain Steve Morelli 843-832-0318
Patrol
- Captain Swayne Peters 843-832- 0262
CID - Investigations, Crime Scene, Narcotics, Victim Advocates
Special Operations
- Major Ray Dixon 843-832-0328
- Captain Mike Caudle 843-200-7856
SWAT, SRO, Traffic, K9, Bomb Squad, Marine, Selective Enforcement Team, Community Services Unit
Detention
- Major Richard Brown 843-832-0266
- Captain Sharon Branch - Operations 843-832-0264
- Captain Willis Beatty - Administrative 843-990-4217
Public Information: 843-832-0340
- Lieutentant Rick Carson
Crime Analysis, Records, Mental Health Clinicians
SC Highway Patrol: 843-953-6000
- SHP, Captain Shawna Gadsden
Municipal Chiefs of Police
- Harleyville, Chief Lee Lear: 843-499-9187
- North Charleston, Chief Reggie Burgess: 843-740-2831
- Ridgeville, Quintion Joyner: 843-873-4971
- St. George, Chief Brett Camp: 843-563-3643
- Summerville, Chief Jon Rogers: 843-851-4100
