Tag: South Carolina agencies: Page 25

Vehicle Ops

S.C. Cop Crashed Cruiser Off-Duty While DUI

Former North Charleston (S.C.) Police Officer Nicholas Lomma violated several agency policies, including driving a city vehicle while intoxicated and driving a city vehicle outside a 10-mile radius of the city limits while off duty.

February 1, 2011

Patrol

S.C. Deputy Strikes Inmate 25 Times in Video

The S.C. State Law Enforcement Division and the FBI are investigating the beating of an inmate at the Kershaw County Detention Center, which resulted in the firing of one sheriff's deputy.

August 9, 2010

Patrol

Nightclub Disturbance Ends When S.C. Deputy Shoots Gunman

A fight that began inside the club spilled into the parking lot, where multiple shots were fired from multiple handguns. The subject shot by the deputy ignored repeated commands to drop his weapon.

May 27, 2010

Patrol

S.C. Chief In Hot Water Over Investigation of Mayor's Car Accident

Columbia (S.C.) Police Chief Tandy Carter may lose his job because he didn't hand over the investigation into the mayor's car accident to an outside agency.

May 6, 2010

Patrol

Shots Fired: South Congaree, S.C. 09•20•2003

Pruitt had to go on the offensive. His mind went to his backup gun, which he kept in his uniform pants. He reached for it.

June 17, 2009

Patrol

S.C. Legislation Would Set Minimum Time for Home Invasion

Anyone convicted in South Carolina of breaking into someone's home with a weapon and seriously injuring or killing those inside would be sent to prison for at least 25 years under a bill up for debate.

April 15, 2009

Patrol

S.C. Trooper Told to Plead Guilty or Stand Trial

A federal judge has ordered a South Carolina state trooper caught on video trying to run down a suspect to either plead guilty or stand trial on the charges.

January 21, 2009

Weapons

South Carolina Police to Buy Practice Ammo with Donation

A Wal-Mart in West Columbia, S.C., donated $1,000 to the West Columbia Police Department for the purchase of practice ammunition for the department's Special Operation and Response Team, a news release said.

September 10, 2008

Vehicle Ops

S.C. Sheriff's Department Armored Vehicle with Belt-Fed Machine Gun

The Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff's Department has acquired an armored personnel carrier complete with a turret-mounted .50-caliber belt-fed machine gun for its Special Response Team.

March 5, 2008

Patrol

Shots Fired: Anderson, South Carolina 04/07/2004

With six years of law enforcement experience, Officer Susanne Simonson-Mullis of the Anderson (S.C.) Police Department hardly considered herself a rookie, and she felt fortunate to have another patrol veteran, Officer Dusty Ashley, working with her on the same beat.

December 31, 2006

Patrol

The Smell of Fear

Sandra Antor was not look for fame when she set out on a 745- mile journey from her hometown of Miami to visit friends in January 1996. But the 26-year-old nursing student's hesitance to pull over promptly for a South Carolina patrolman who was pursuing her in an unmarked car landed her and the officer in the national news. The situation raised new question about the public's perception of police.

December 31, 1996