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Patrol

Former SC Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation in Walter Scott Shooting

In a plea deal with federal prosecutors, former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager admitted Tuesday to using excessive force in the shooting death of Walter Scott.

May 2, 2017

Patrol

Video: SC Deputy Placed on Leave After Fatal Collision with Speeding Motorcyclist

The Berkeley County (SC) Sheriff's Office has released video of a high-speed pursuit that ended with the death of the pursued motorcyclist. The Wednesday night pursuit lasted more than five minutes and the involved deputy has been placed on leave.

April 24, 2017

Patrol

Video: SC Officers Wounded, Suspect Killed in Domestic Call Shooting

Two South Carolina officers were shot and wounded Thursday evening responding to a domestic dispute in Hardeeville. They returned fire and the suspect was killed.

April 21, 2017

Patrol

SC College Student Reportedly Vandalized Fallen Officer’s Memorial

A South Carolina college student was arrested Wednesday night after Spartanburg police say he vandalized the memorial for fallen Officer Jason Harris.

April 21, 2017

Patrol

Video: SC Motor Officer Dies 2 Days After On-Duty Accident

Officer Harris was thrown from his police motorcycle when he struck a car turning left into a driveway Tuesday, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

April 14, 2017

Patrol

SC Deputy Turned Life Around, Now Shares Lessons with Teens

In addition to not finishing school, Jackamonis worried about possible removal from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department Explorer Post, which introduces young people to the law enforcement field while teaching them discipline, accountability and responsibility.

February 20, 2017

Patrol

SC Deputy Attacked at Burglary Call, 2 Arrested

Lott said Perez then attacked Deputy Christopher Soward and during the attack, Soward suffered a medical condition which rendered him unconscious causing injuries to his head.

February 6, 2017

Patrol

Video: SC Trooper Chases Down and PITs Suspect After Being Dragged at T-Stop

The trooper was able to make it back to her patrol car and pursue Saunders, who was arrested after she used a PIT maneuver to crash his vehicle on a two-lane road.

February 2, 2017

Patrol

Video: Escaped Inmate Suspected of Stabbing SC Officer Captured

South Carolina authorities captured an inmate who escaped a maximum-security prison and was suspected in the stabbing of a police officer miles away.

December 8, 2016

Patrol

Mistrial Declared in Murder Trial of Former SC Officer

A judge declared a mistrial Monday afternoon in the fatal shooting of a man by a South Carolina former patrolman, after the jury said they could not come to a unanimous verdict.

December 5, 2016

Weapons

SC Bill Could Allow Teachers to Carry Guns at School

South Carolina Representative Joshua Putnam is working on a draft bill that would allow teachers in the state to apply for a special concealed weapons permit for carrying guns at school.

November 18, 2016

Patrol

SC Deputy Who Nearly Died in Shooting Shares Story of Her Survival

Cpl. Kimber Gist had only been with the Berkeley County (SC) Sheriff's Office for two years before she was shot eight times while on duty. For the first time, Gist spoke publicly this week about the February 2016 incident in which she nearly died.

November 18, 2016