Tag: South Carolina agencies: Page 21

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South Carolina Officer, Suspect Shot During Pursuit

A police chase with carjacking suspects in Florence, S.C., on Monday afternoon ended with a police officer and a suspect being shot, authorities say.

April 28, 2014

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S.C. K-9 Dies After Being Struck by Vehicle

A South Carolina K-9 officer that was hit by a vehicle on Sunday has died.

March 31, 2014

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Off-Duty S.C. Trooper Dragged by Car After Stopping Assault

An off-duty S.C. Highway Patrol trooper who tried intervening in a domestic assault at a Rock Hill gas station Sunday was briefly dragged by a car after his hand became stuck in the driver’s side door. He pulled himself free after he hopped onto one of the vehicle’s running boards.

March 3, 2014

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S.C. Volunteer Firefighters Arrested After Scuffle with Sheriff, Deputy

The West Chester (S.C.) Volunteer Fire Department chief and his brother spent Saturday night in the Chester County jail after being arrested by sheriff’s deputies following a scuffle with the sheriff and other officers at the scene of an overturned truck Friday afternoon.

February 17, 2014

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Video: Dashcam Captures Deadly S.C. Pursuit

The video comes from the South Carolina Highway Patrol's dash cam and shows the trooper attempting to pull over a motorist for running a traffic signal. What should have been a routine traffic stop turned into a high-speed chase.

February 9, 2014

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S.C. Man Gets 35 Years for Killing Police Dog

Deputies say McCreary was involved in an armed robbery in mid-December of 2011. He allegedly ran from deputies and in the process fired at them multiple times, hitting K-9 Fargo who later died.

January 8, 2014

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S.C. Officer Attacked During Domestic Dispute

A Rock Hill, S.C., man involved in a domestic dispute with his mother came to blows with a police officer on Wednesday, punching the policeman in the mouth, scratching his face, digging his fingernails into his skin and wrestling with him on the ground before he was cuffed and taken to jail with a bloody lip and swollen face.

January 1, 2014

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S.C. Deputy Dies from Wreck Injuries

A Florence County (S.C.) Sheriff's deputy died Friday morning, one week after a duty-related car accident put him in the hospital, the Florence Morning News reports.

December 1, 2013

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S.C. Police Don't Know How Suspect Drove onto House Roof

Columbia, S.C., officers have arrested a known gang member whose vehicle landed on the roof of a local home following a police chase early Saturday morning.

November 25, 2013

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S.C. Chief in Hot Water Over Facebook Post

Chief Ruben Santiago responded to a comment on a news release posted Thursday night regarding the arrest of a suspect on a marijuana possession charge.

November 3, 2013

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S.C. Coroner Rules TASER Not Cause of Suspect's Death

Coroner Greg Shore said Brad Evans took amphetamines less than an hour before he died and that caused his heart's rhythm to become irregular during the chase. Shore said Evans, 31, had a history of heart problems and had heart surgery before the incident.

October 16, 2013

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Shots Fired #100: Anywhere, USA

For our 100th "Shots Fired" article, I'm going to step outside the normal formula of our concept and talk about some things I've learned and some heroic officers I've had the honor of interviewing.

September 20, 2013