Locust Police Department

Shew [email protected] Chief Shew has been employed with the City of Locust since July, 2009. Born and raised in the Brunswick County city of Boiling Spring Lakes, Chief Shew relocated to the Stanly County area in 2007 and he completed Basic Law Enforcement Training at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in 2008. Chief Shew worked as a patrol officer with LPD until 2015 where he was moved to the position of detective and promoted to the rank of detective sergeant until the end of 2019. In January 2020, Chief Shew was promoted to the assistant chief of police position until the unexpected passing of Chief Steven “Smitty” Smith in July 2020. After serving as interim chief of police following Chief Smith’s passing, Chief Shew was named chief of police for the department in September, 2020. While employed with the Locust Police Department, Chief Shew graduated with an AAS in Criminal Justice from Stanly Community College in 2014. Non-emergency: (704) 888-5260. Dial 911 for emergencies.

Public contact information is available for Locust Police Department, including 1 listed contact that officers can use for training coordination or general inquiries when provided by the department.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Locust city, NC has an estimated population of 5,529.