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Field Training Officer Doug Richards came across the accident scene around 1:30 a.m. on I-26 after a truck and the car collided. He saw smoke and flames coming from the wrecked car’s engine compartment and responded with the fire extinguisher from his patrol unit.
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“In 2019, we lost 147 officers and we traveled to 94 departments to honor all of them. In 2020, we lost 358 and we traveled to 194 departments and a little over 23,000 miles. And this year, we're honoring 608 and traveling to 268 departments over 23,000 miles and 79 days,” says Shah.
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Around 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies were called to a domestic incident at a home in Moore, SC. Deputy Austin Derek Aldridge, 25, was shot as he approached the home.
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Charleston police have had three Daniel Island alligator encounters in May.
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The off-duty officer and three acquaintances were reportedly standing outside the home when the driver of a passing car fired toward the home. Police say no one was injured in the shooting.
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Officer Roy Andrew "Drew" Barr, 28, was a firefighter, EMT, and police officer. He came to Cayce PD in 2016. In 2020 he was promoted to the K-9 unit with his dog Molly.
Read More →“Langley, un-armed, attempted to exit the vehicle through the front passenger door. In a statement to agents, Dollar claimed she was in fear for her safety and due to that fear, discharged her department-issued firearm once, striking Langley in the chest,” the arrest warrant stated.
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"We had citizens who not only said something but did something, they prevented him from further injury and possibly the loss of his life," said Chief Alonzo Thompson of the Spartanburg Police Department.
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“Before I put my car in park, the mom and the passenger jumped out of the car, was running back to my vehicle screaming ‘My child can’t breathe, she can’t breathe.’ And then I just relied on my training at that point,” Patrolman First Class Jerrid Riley said a week after the 2019 incident.
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Lt. John Stewart's vehicle crashed during the pursuit but the cause of death has not been determined. An autopsy has been performed.
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