Pierre Herring Promoted to South Lake Tahoe Police Sergeant

Officer Pierre Herring of the South Lake Tahoe Police Department has been promoted to Sergeant, it was announced Friday. Police Chief Brian Uhler promoted Herring after a vacancy was created by the retirement of 27 year veteran Sergeant Brad Williams.

Herring began his career with SLTPD in 2002. Since then he has been a patrol officer, a field training officer, a detective and a highly valued member of our Crisis Negotiation Team. He earned certification through California’s Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigations with a specialty in domestic violence investigations. Pierre said he is pleased and eager to accept his new position as a Sergeant at the South Lake Tahoe Police Department.

Under the general direction of an assigned Police Lieutenant, a Sergeant plans, directs, supervises and coordinates the activities of an assigned patrol shift as a Watch Commander and holds designated assignments within the Police Department, and participates as a member of the department’s management team effort. The Police Sergeant is the first full-time supervisory level within the Police Department. This class level recognizes supervisory positions that plan, assign, and evaluate the work of subordinates and are responsible for a major departmental work unit or section. Incumbents at this level typically participate in the more complex functions of the work unit, including administrative and technical duties, in addition to having direct supervisory responsibility over both sworn and non-sworn personnel.