SC Fallen Officers – May 21
Today, we remember Lane Police Officer Ernest Simpson Blackmon, Florence County Sheriff’s Office – South Carolina Lieutenant Gary Hanna, and City of Charleston Police Department Officer Perrin Richard “Rick” Love, […]
Today, we remember Lane Police Officer Ernest Simpson Blackmon, Florence County Sheriff’s Office – South Carolina Lieutenant Gary Hanna, and City of Charleston Police Department Officer Perrin Richard “Rick” Love, […]
Today, we remember Florence County Sheriff’s Office – South Carolina Deputy Sheriff Nathaniel Ansay. On this date in 2025, Deputy Sheriff Nate Ansay was killed in a vehicle crash on […]
Today, we remember Horry County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff Timothy Eugene Causey, Whitmire Police Department Assistant Chief of Police William Earl Evans and Chief of Police Robert Rion Gilliam, Greenwood […]
Today, we remember Marlboro County Rural Police Officer B. H. Hatcher. On this date in 1924, Rural Police Officer Burdine H. Hatcher was shot to death by a man as […]
Today, we remember Marlboro County Rural Police Officer B. H. Hatcher. On this date in 1924, Rural Police Officer Burdine H. Hatcher was shot to death by a man as […]
Today, we remember South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Corporal Jonathan Wade Parker. On this date in 2005, Trooper Jonathan Parker was killed when his patrol car was deliberately rammed during […]
The Challenge Before Us: Law Enforcement Recruitment and the Fight to Protect the Profession Across South Carolina, law enforcement agencies are facing a crisis that can no longer be ignored: […]
Today, we remember Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Jailer Levis T. Sexton. On this date in 1965, Jailer Sexton was attacked by an inmate who crushed his head between the cell […]
Today, we remember State Constable Robert Lee Bailey and Greenville County Magistrate William Jerry Cox. On this date in 2007, State Constable Robert Bailey was shot and killed as he […]
Today, we remember Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff James Alexander Campbell, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff Harvey L. Middleton, Charleston County Police Department Patrolman James Owens, Jr., and Eastover […]
The South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge was formed in 1976. Since then, the FOP has supported and represented law enforcement officers across the state.
