City of Goose Creek

Tom Hill was promoted to be the City’s permanent Police Chief on July 14, 2026. Chief Hill joined the Goose Creek Police Department in 2005 and held a wide range of positions before becoming Chief.

Chief Hill brings experience in nearly every facet of police operations to the role.  After beginning his career as a Patrol Officer, he was promoted to Corporal in 2007, and Sergeant in 2008, and later to Lieutenant, all in the Department’s Patrol Division. He’s been a member of the City’s SWAT team, a Crisis Negotiator, Firearms Instructor, Ethics Instructor and Polygraph Examiner.

He took advantage of the City’s tuition reimbursement program to take classes when he wasn’t on the clock, and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Limestone College and a Master’s in Criminal Justice from Charleston Southern University. 

After shifting from Patrol to Internal Affairs, he was promoted to Captain over the Administrative Services Division in 2019, and then was Captain over Field Services in 2020. In 2022, he was named Captain over the Department’s Support Services (Investigation) unit.

His family moved to Goose Creek from North Carolina when he was 14 years old – his father was in the U.S. Navy. Chief Hill attended Sedgefield Middle School and Goose Creek High School.

When he’s not on the job, the City’s new Police Chief enjoys hunting and spending time with his family, including his wife, Kristy, and the couple’s three children.

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