Lieutenant Sheldon L. Perkins, Chapter President

I began my career at the Durham Police Department in 1999 as a Reserve Officer. During the short time I spent as a Reserve, I realized that I enjoyed Police work so much that I wanted to do it full time. So in September of 1999 I left a career in sales to be a Durham Police Officer. Like all officers I started on patrol and was assigned to District 3.  I was promoted to Corporal in 2004 and moved to Central District where I supervised our squad’s Bike Unit. After this I was transferred to Homicide where I worked with some of the best investigators in the profession. After a couple of years I was promoted to Sergeant and moved to District 1. After a short period I returned to Criminal Investigations where I was the Sergeant over SVU and then Homicide. I was then promoted to Lieutenant where after being the Watch Commander, I served as the Assistant Commander of Criminal Investigations and the Training Division. I’ve served as the Durham Chapter President of the North Carolina Sheriff Police Alliance since 2010.

Note: As a Chapter President Sheldon mentors new recruits and assists them through various crises they may have endured due to the work related stress issue facing new and veteran officers. Sheldon has always advised, encouraged and represented officer members in their time of need. Sheldon is also a charter member since 2007