Longtime Mount Pleasant Police Chief Carl Ritchie Announces Sheriff Campaign
Thursday, April 27, 2023
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Mount Pleasant Town Councilman and former Police Chief Carl Ritchie announced today that he is running to be the next Sheriff of Charleston County.
“Our neighbors in Charleston County deserve service and protection from a professional, ethical and transparent sheriff; and that is the leadership I will provide,” said Chief Ritchie. “Public service and safety have always been my calling and purpose – from my time as a MP in the Air Force to working narcotics, from SWAT team to investigations, from school safety to leading a department. I remain committed to ensuring the children, families, seniors, and businesses that make our community so special are protected.”
Chief Ritchie, who has 33 years of law enforcement experience in Charleston County and holds a Master of Criminal Justice Degree from the Command College of South Carolina at Anderson University, highlighted his proven success in keeping families and communities safe in his announcement.
“I am proud to have led the Mount Pleasant Police Department to two Gold Standard reaccreditations and recognition as one of the safest cities in the nation,” said Chief Ritchie. “I know that the same gold standard of excellence can be had in the Sheriff’s Office and safety had by all Charleston County residents by adhering to the pledge I offer to our neighbors with this campaign.”
Ritchie’s pledge includes utilizing proactive and community policing, ensuring violent criminals remain in jail, prioritizing mental health care and professionally addressing mental health crises, aggressively tackling the fentanyl that is plaguing our community, and operating a secure and safe jail.
A national record-holding powerlifter, Chief Ritchie serves as a Special Olympics Powerlifting Coach and as a Board Member for Father to Father, an organization that offers educational and support services for fathers trying to rebuild their lives and their families. A Riley Fellow, Chief Ritchie previously served as a Board Member for the South Carolina Municipal Insurance and Risk Financing Fund and its Law Enforcement Advisory Committee.
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PAID FOR BY CARL RITCHIE FOR SHERIFF – 1485 Endicot Way Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Use of military rank, job title, and photographs in uniform do not imply endorsement from the Department of Defense or the Air Force. Use of rank, job title, and photographs in uniform do not imply endorsement from the Mount Pleasant Police Department or the North Charleston Police Department.