The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office major being investigated by the State Patrol for allegedly driving impaired and causing a two-car collision has had a long career in law enforcement that has earned him both commendations and public criticism.
Disciplinary files released to The News Tribune show Chadwick Dickerson has helped save lives as part of a search-and-rescue team, been thanked for exemplifying compassion with the public and been recognized for his dedication to students when he worked as a school-resource officer.
Dickerson, 52, has also been reprimanded or complained about at least three times over his 25 years with the Sheriff’s Office. Those include a coronavirus kerfuffle that led to the cancellation of an out-of-state training that had already been paid for, a policy violation on timely submission of reports and a 2007 incident where he sat in his patrol car while two boys nearly drowned at Lake Tapps…