Lexington Police Department Leadership

Chief Terrence Green

Terrence Green was appointed Chief of Police of the Lexington Police Department on October 2, 2006. Chief Green and Lexington Police Department embrace the community policing concept and strive to solve problems by building a partnership with the community we serve.

Chief Green began his law enforcement career with the University of South Carolina Police Department as a reserve police officer while studying at the University of South Carolina where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina

Chief Green joined the Lexington Police Department in 1993 as a police officer, rising through the ranks to Assistant Chief of Police prior to his current position. Chief Green has since received a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Strayer University.

He is a graduate of the 217^th class of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy. Chief Green serves on the FBI National Academy Youth Leadership Selection Board, Keeping Every Youth Safe Board (KEYS), South Carolina State Accreditation Board, and the Law Enforcement Advisory Committee. He is a member of the S. C. Chiefs of Police Association, FBI National Academy Association, International Association of Chiefs Police, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), South Carolina Law Enforcement Association, and the Lexington County Law Enforcement Association.

Major Jay Koon (Assistant Chief)

Jay Koon is a native of Lexington, South Carolina and is a graduate of Lexington High School. He received a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina. He worked as a reserve police officer with the University of South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement & Safety while in school.

Major Koon joined the Lexington Police Department in 1994 and has worked his way up through the ranks since that time.

Major Koon is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy (Session 235), Leadership Lexington County graduate and an Eagle Scout. He is a member of The Lexington Technology Center 's Advisory Committee. He has been an assistant baseball coach with the Lexington and Cayce/West Columbia Dixie Youth teams and a scout leader.

He and his wife, Kim, live in Lexington with their two children and are members of Saxe-Gotha Presbyterian Church.