Executive Team
Chief of Police
Herbert Blake
(803) 550-9549
Chief Herbert Blake is a John’s Island, South Carolina native. Before coming to the city of Cayce, he served as the chief deputy with the Buncombe County North Carolina Sheriff’s Office for four years. Before that, Chief Blake served as the police chief in Hendersonville North Carolina for 13 years. He served as the police chief in Loris South Carolina for seven years as well. Chief Blake began his law enforcement career as a police officer with the Town of Ridgeland before being appointed as a lieutenant deputy sheriff with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.
Chief Blake has a Master’s Degree in Management from Webster University. He as a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Park University. The chief has attended an array of executive leadership programs to include the School of Executive Leadership at the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration in Plano Texas; 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. He received the Trilogy Award from FBI-LEEDA. Chief Blake is US Navy Veteran. He and his wife Linda of 37 years have five children and a host of grandchildren.
Assistant Police Chief
Shawn Grant
(803) 550-9538
Assistant Chief Shawn Grant grew up in Saint Matthews, SC. He graduated from Calhoun County High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from South Carolina State University, a Master of Science degree from the Anderson University Criminal Justice Command College, and a Police Executive Leadership Graduate Certificate after successfully completing the Southern Police Institute’s 149th Administrative Officer’s Course at the University of Louisville. He also completed the FBI Carolina Command College. He served as a patrol deputy with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office from 2003 to 2005. From 2005 to 2014, he served at the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department in the capacities of patrol deputy, school resource officer, and detective. From 2014 to October 2021, he served at the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, where he worked as a Special Agent in the Midlands Investigative Services Unit, before being promoted to Lieutenant in the Special Victims Unit. He also served in the United States Army.
Uniform Patrol Division
Captain David Hoffman
(803) 550-9539
Captain David Hoffman began his career with the Cayce Department of Public Safety in January of 1997. He started as a patrol officer and was promoted to Patrol Sergeant in 2000. In 2015 he transferred to the fire department as an Engineer. He transferred back to the police side of the department in 2017. Since that time, he has served a Patrol Sergeant, Lieutenant of Training, C.O.P.S. and is currently serving as the Patrol Captain.
Captain Hoffman attended the University of North Texas and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. Captain Hoffman later graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. He recently completed the state Certified Public Manager program.
Captain Hoffman enjoys working in the community in which he lives. It gives him the opportunity to meet and assist fellow residents, neighbors, and visitors to the city. He enjoys spending time with his family, walking, and listening to music – from classical to classic rock.
Administration
Captain Brent Baker
(803) 205-4425
I was born and raised in Irmo, South Carolina and graduated from Dutch Fork High School in 1994. Following graduation, I served in the United States Army as a Combat Medic from 1994 to 1998.
I began my law enforcement career with the University of South Carolina’s Division of Law Enforcement and Safety in 2001. I started as a patrol officer and advanced to patrol corporal and then to patrol sergeant while serving with the division. Additionally, I served as a Field Training Officer, firearms Instructor, combat-related causality care instructor and division armorers for multiple weapon systems. Throughout the duration of my career at USCDLES, I worked alongside multiple agencies during major events and was designated as a strike team leader supervising multiple officers from various agencies.
In 2013 I started with the City of Cayce as a Public Safety Officer. After completing Firefighter I and II training, I was promoted to Patrol Corporal and served on the Cayce S.W.A.T team. After serving in this position for several years, I was promoted to Patrol Sergeant and then to Master Sergeant. In 2023 after serving over 22 years as a Patrol officer and supervisor, I was promoted to Lieutenant of Special Projects. I currently supervise Cayce Dispatch, Cayce Police Records Division, Parks and Animal Control. In addition to these duties, I assist in maintaining the reporting software for the agency, as well as the camera system placement and management throughout the city. I am currently one of the agency’s firearm and patrol rifle instructors, weapon armorers and assist with active shooter training.
