Heath Clevenger

Heath Clevenger

Patrol Deputy

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Lawmen's Regional Account Manager for South Carolina

  • Education

    • South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy

      1998 - 1998
      Certification Law Enforcement

      Law Law Enforcement Procedures

    • University of South CarolinaLancaster

      1994 - 1996
      Associates Criminology

      Study Criminal Justice

  • Experience

    • Chester County Sheriff's Office

      Aug 1997 - Sept 1999
      Patrol Deputy

      Patrol the county, K9 Response Team, SWAT Team

    • York County Sheriff's Office

      Sept 1999 - Dec 2022

      • Lead Special Operations Unit for the service of high-risk search and arrest warrants • Develop and maintain relationships with other departments and federal agencies • Lead Warrants Unit, reducing the number of active warrants by almost 75% • Budget ownership of requests and fulfillment for five separate units • Review goal setting and accomplishment with employees, develop personnel• Perform self-initiated enforcement in high crime areas • Use of the ComStat model to develop and implement crime reduction strategies • Managed the test, evaluation, selection, and transition from Class A to Class B uniforms with exterior ballistic carriers for office of approximately 200 sworn deputies and Level 4 body armor for “Active Shooter” kits used by the Patrol Division of approximately 80 deputies • Lead and supervise four Sergeants and sixteen Deputies working to answer calls for service and proactive policing • Investigation and apprehension of major narcotics dealers and traffickers• Managed conversion of suspects into Confidential Informants (CI), management of CI’s • Case management and documentation, case preparation, proper handling of evidence, and court testimony • Supervised 14 deputies, motivated the previously lowest producing shift in the district to become the highest producing• Provided support for the patrol Lieutenants while also responding to calls for service, self-initiated contacts, and case prosecution. • Certification based training development and delivery, pre-academy trainee program ownership• Primary firearms instructor and primary driving instructor • Supervised 14 deputies, motivated the previously lowest producing shift in the district to become the highest producing• Provided support for the patrol Lieutenants while also responding to calls for service, self-initiated contacts, and case prosecution Received eight Letters of Commendation for various actsSWAT Team member since 2001

      • Lieutenant of Special Operations Group

        Apr 2019 - Dec 2022
      • District Commander

        Sept 2017 - Apr 2019
      • Investigator

        May 2014 - Sept 2017
      • Patrol Sergeant

        Jan 2010 - May 2014
      • Training Sergeant

        Apr 2006 - Jan 2010
      • Patrol Sergeant

        Feb 2005 - Apr 2006
      • Deputy

        Sept 1999 - Feb 2005
    • Ecclesia Construction Company, LLC

      Jan 2023 - Jul 2024
      Assistant Project Manager
    • Lawmen's Police Supply

      Jul 2024 - now
      Regional Account Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Active Shooter Instructor

      Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT)
      Jun 2010
    • Patrol Rifle Instructor

      National Rifle Association
      Jul 2006
    • Pistol Instructor

      National Rifle Association
      Jul 2006
    • Tactical Shooting Instructor

      National Rifle Association
      Dec 2005
    • Trilogy Leadership Award

      FBI-LEEDA
      Oct 2020
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Heath Clevenger
      Medal of Valor York County Sheriff's Office Jan 2020 Recognition for the events of the OIS and capture of a murder suspect June of 2019.
    • Awarded to Heath Clevenger
      Life Saving Medal York County Sheriff's Office Jan 2019 Recognition for actions taken during the events of January 15 and 16, 2018 in York County.
    • Awarded to Heath Clevenger
      Medal of Valor with Distinction York County Sheriff's Office Jan 2019 Recognition for actions taken during the events of January 15 and 16, 2018 in York County.
    • Awarded to Heath Clevenger
      Medal of Valor York County Sheriff's Office Jan 2011 Recognition for actions taken related to OIS with a murder suspect.