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Newsby Staff WriterJune 27, 2018

SC Officer Shot in 'Combat-like' Ambush Hit by Police Bullet

"We know that it wasn't a round fired by McCall that hit sergeant Cummings," Sheriff Tolson said. "But Mr. McCall is totally responsible for every police officer hurt during that incident."

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 27, 2018

National Law Enforcement Museum, Illumination Project Launch Affinity Project

The National Law Enforcement Museum at the Motorola Solutions Foundation Building, in partnership with the Charleston, S.C.- based Illumination Project, launched the Affinity Project—a nationwide program designed to strengthen the relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 20, 2018

Crime Victim Services Award Honors South Carolina Sheriff's Office

The National Sheriffs' Association named the Marion County (SC) Sheriff's Office the 2018 recipient of its Crime Victim Services Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement by a sheriff's office in support of victims, and is sponsored by Appriss Safety.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 22, 2018

Man Pleads Guilty to Ambushing 4 SC Officers, Killing Detective

The man charged with killing York County, SC, Detective Mike Doty and shooting three other officers pleaded guilty Tuesday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2018

South Carolina Deputy Collapses at Training Event and Dies

Deputy James Kirk Jr. died at Springs Memorial Hospital after collapsing during the training event at the sheriff’s office firing range. He died from what appears to be a medical condition, Sheriff Barry Faile said.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2018

South Carolina Deputy Killed in Vehicle Crash Responding to Call

Officers called for a bloodhound team to track the suspect. Hallman, who's a member of the Bloodhound Tracking Team, began responding to the scene with lights and sirens activated, but crashed along the way.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 4, 2018

Video: Dash Camera Footage Shows Fatal OIS at South Carolina Motel

Officers were called to the scene on reports of a man in a Jaguar driving recklessly. Hayes' blood alcohol content was .237, nearly three times the legal driving limit of .08, according to a toxicology report.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2018

South Carolina County Considering Using Schools as Police Substations

"The police substations is an idea I came up with about four or five years ago," DeFeo said. "The idea was if they needed substations, we have schools. There are rooms in the schools that police could stop by and use as offices."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2018

Accused South Carolina Cop Killer Charged and Denied Bond

Christian McCall, 47, was booked into the Mecklenburg County, NC, jail Thursday morning after being at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte since the shooting on Jan. 16.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 18, 2018

Video: SC Detective Wounded in Tuesday Ambush Dies

Doty was shot during an ambush and shootout early Tuesday morning near the town of York. He was a member of a county SWAT team searching for a suspect who had shot a K-9 handler hours earlier, authorities say. Two other law enforcement officers were wounded in the ambush.

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