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Today, we remember City of Camden, SC Police Department Patrolman Robert Latta and Turbeville Police Department Chief of Police Samuel Edward Yates.
On this date in 1919, Patrolman Latta was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance in which a husband was attempting to kill his wife. Patrolman Latta was shot by the man when he arrived at the scene. The suspect was then shot and wounded by several citizens and taken into custody. The suspect died in jail from his wounds days later.
On this date in 1961, Chief of Police Yates suffered a heart attack after quelling a disturbance at a high school basketball game.
Today, we remember Sumter Police Department Police Officer William Alvah Clyde and Sumter Police Department Corporal Charles Richard “Chuck” Nesbitt, Jr.
On this date in 1908, Police Officer William Clyde was shot and killed in the area of Bradford Springs while attempting to arrest a fugitive who had escaped from a chain gang two months earlier.
On this date in 2011, Corporal Chuck Nesbitt was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 521 near Rembert at approximately 3:00 pm.
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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 Tim Jordan
Deputy Sheriff Tim Jordan was killed in a train collision on Highway 3 at Benton Road and Kingston Road in Benton. Around 8:00 a.m. Deputy Jordan...
Agent Anbal Morales Aponte
Agent Aníbal Morales Aponte succumbed to injuries he received when his patrol motorcycle was struck by a driver who ran a red light at Rafael...
Police Officer Elijah Garretson
Police Officer Elijah Garretson was ambushed and killed near the intersection of Lost Trail and Great Hills Drive in Copperas Cove while responding...
Police Officer Stephen Laporta
Police Officer Stephen LaPorta was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle on Route 146 around 12:40 a.m. On northbound Route 146 past exit 6,...
Police Officer Terry L Bennett
Police Officer Terry Bennett succumbed to injuries he received when he was struck by the driver of a vehicle while assisting a disabled motorist on...
Deputy Constable Aaron Armstrong
Deputy Constable Aaron Armstrong was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man at Club Rodeo at 9515 North Lamar Boulevard in Austin. At 1:59...
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 was...
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...
