Meet the New Bluffton Police Chief at Reflection Plaza Unveiling

New Bluffton Chief of Police being sworn in to his new position on Dec. 29, 2022. (Town of Bluffton Facebook)

Residents will get a chance to meet the new Bluffton Police Department chief at a special event this week.

Chief of Police Joseph Babkiewicz will oversee a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Reflection Plaza on the Bluffton Police Department campus.

Bluffton Police Department constructed its Reflection Plaza to provide officers and staff a safe space to communicate and rejuvenate. This hardscape plaza, accented with outside chairs and tables, will provide department staff a place to take a respite from being hypervigilant and step away from shift/office demands. This plaza is a component in the department’s 10-tier Mental Health & Wellness Program. This program won a statewide “Achievement Award” in the Public Safety category from the Municipal Association of South Carolina in July 2022. Hargray donated $35,000 to this project. 

The plaza unveiling is being held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 12 at the BPD campus at 101 Progressive Street in Buckwalter Place.

Chief Babkiewicz was sworn into this position Thursday, December 29, 2022.