The City of Cayce Introduces their New Police Chief

The City of Cayce announces the name of the newly selected Chief of the Cayce Police
Department: Chief Herbert Blake.
Blake is a veteran police officer and currently serves as the Chief Deputy of the Buncombe
County Sheriff’s Office in Asheville, North Carolina. He will retire from this position on
September 30, 2024, and has formally accepted the position of the Police Chief in the City
of Cayce.
During his career, he served as the Police Chief of the Hendersonville Police Department
for 13 years and as the Police Chief of the Loris Police Department for seven years before
that. A native South Carolinian, Chief Blake began his law enforcement career as a police
officer with the Town of Ridgeland.
Known as a professional and a leader in his field, Chief Blake has a Master’s Degree in
Management and a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration. Some of his
advanced leadership training includes: The School of Executive Leadership at the Institute
for Law Enforcement Administration, the Police Executive Development Program at Penn
State University; the Executive Management Program at Northwestern University, the Public
Executive Leadership Academy at the UNC School of Government, a host of Command
colleges with the Federal Bureau of Investigations, and the Trilogy Award from FBI-LEEDA.
“We are excited about our incoming Chief,” stated Cayce Interim City Manager, Jim
Crosland, also known as a veteran and leader in the law enforcement community. “Chief
Herbert Blake’s experience, and reputation as a leader in professional policing across North
and South Carolina stood out to each of us that served on the selection committee. I look
forward to him leading our police department and serving the citizens of Cayce.”
Chief Blake, and his wife Linda, have been married for 37 years, have 5 grown children and
6 grandchildren.
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*We will announce a date and time for members of the media to meet and interview the new Cayce Police
Chief in the coming weeks.