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A Year of Momentum and Purpose: SCFOP’s Work in 2025
Throughout 2025, the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police continued to strengthen its role as the unified voice for law enforcement across the state. From sustained legislative advocacy and expanded […]
December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
Every Life Lost to Impaired Driving Leaves a Family Forever Changed National Impaired Driving Prevention Month arrives as South Carolina continues to face some of the most troubling impaired driving […]
What Prefiled Legislation Means for Law Enforcement
As the 2026 legislative session approaches, lawmakers in South Carolina have already given a preview of their priorities. Under longstanding practice, members of the General Assembly may file bills ahead […]
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In his fable of the bundle of sticks, Aesop showed that a single stick can be broken, but many bound together hold firm. That lesson still matters today. Unity is the foundation of the Fraternal Order of Police, standing with law enforcement officers through advocacy, protection, and support when it matters most.
Today, we remember South Carolina Highway Patrol Patrolman Kenneth Earl McNeill.
On this date in 1937, Patrolman Kenneth McNeill succumbed to injuries sustained two months earlier when his motorcycle was struck by a passing motorist.
A deputy who dies in the line of duty is never forgotten. Honoring Deputy Jonathan David Price reflects respect for sacrifice and for the family who continues to carry that loss.
Marion County Council unanimously voted for a day to honor a fallen sheriff’s deputy.
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Tribute to Fallen Officers
Trooper First Class Dennis Ricks
Trooper Dennis Ricks succumbed to injuries he received when he was struck by a truck during a traffic stop on August 10, 2025. Around 2:00 a.m.,...
K9 Sam
K9 Sam succumbed to heat stroke after suffering a medical emergency while training. Temperatures were registering over 100 degrees in the shade. As...
Deputy Sheriff Devin Mason
Deputy Sheriff Devin Mason was shot and killed while responding to a call on Old Timers Court in Darlington County. At 1:30 a.m., Deputy Mason and...
Deputy Sheriff Nathaniel Ansay
Deputy Sheriff Nate Ansay was killed in a vehicle crash on State Highway 301 in Effingham around 4:20 p.m. Deputy Ansay was traveling northbound on...
K9 Bum I
K9 Bumi was shot and killed while apprehending a juvenile fleeing from a stolen car after a short pursuit. At 2:30 a.m., deputies pursued a stolen...
K9 Kodak
K9 Kodak succumbed to injuries he sustained while tracking a fleeing suspect on October 5, 2024. A driver in a stolen vehicle fled from deputies in...
K9 Mikka
K9 Mikka died after her handler's patrol car caught fire during an intense shootout with a wanted subject along Una Road, near Ashland-Stokes Bridge...
K9 Wick
K9 Wick was struck and killed by a vehicle while pursuing the suspect of a stolen vehicle around 1:00 a.m. Richland County deputies attempted to...
K9 Coba
K9 Coba was shot and killed while officers attempted to arrest a fugitive on Gravel Road in Prosperity. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division...
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Eric Salrin
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Salrin was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Bluff Road and Windy Drive. His patrol car collided with a...
Deputy Sheriff Justin Bradford Mowery
Deputy Sheriff Justin Mowery was killed in a single-vehicle crash at Miser Station Road and Vinegar Valley Road around 5:12 p.m. Deputy Mowery had...
Corporal Matthew Tyler Ty Snook
Corporal Grade One Ty Snook was shot and killed at the Karen L. Johnson Division of Motor Vehicles facility at 2230 Hessler Boulevard in New Castle. ...
Trooper Tara Marysa Guting
Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting was struck and killed while investigating the scene of a two-vehicle crash on State Route 509 south of the Port of Tacoma...
Detective Timothy Jones
Detective Tim Jones succumbed to gunshot wounds he received on March 19, 2016, while attempting to apprehend a robbery suspect. At 5:30 a.m., a...
Police Officer Andy C Chan
Police Officer Andy Chan succumbed to injuries he received in a motorcycle crash on January 3, 2019. Around 6:00 p.m., Officer Chan was driving on...
Specialist Sarah Beckstrom
Specialist Sarah Beckstrom succumbed to gunshot wounds she received when she was ambushed while on patrol near the Farragut Square Metro Station in...
K9 Spike
K9 Spike was shot and killed while apprehending a suspect who had fled police. Around 6:40 p.m., officers pulled over a vehicle on Buena Vista...
Sergeant Terri Jean Sweeting Mashkow
Sergeant Terri Sweeting-Mashkow was shot and killed while serving an eviction notice at the 1100 block of Governors Way in Vero Beach at 9:02 a.m. ...
Police Officer Alec Sanders
Police Officer Alec Sanders was killed in a vehicle crash at 3:00 a.m. at the intersection of Valley Boulevard and Edgewood Drive in Alhambra. ...
Corrections Officer Jeremy Lewis Hall
Corrections Officer Jeremy Hall was attacked and killed by an inmate at the River North Correctional Center at 329 Dellbrook Lane in Independence at...
