Law Enforcement Needs Strategic Investment Now
In a recent blog post, we emphasized that law and liberty go hand in hand. That message bears repeating. Public safety does not sustain itself. It requires deliberate, strategic investment. […]
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Stop Rewarding Criminal Behavior
Every time a law enforcement officer is sued and the case is settled without merit, it reinforces the dangerous idea that criminals can break the law, resist, flee, and still […]
Prepared Officers Don’t Rely on Luck
When a critical incident occurs, there is no warm-up. No grace period. No second chance. What an officer says or does in the immediate aftermath can define the course of […]
Law and Liberty Go Hand in Hand
Every year on the Fourth of July, Americans gather to celebrate the birth of our nation. We light fireworks, wave flags, and proudly honor the freedoms won in 1776. But […]
Congresswoman Nancy Mace Visits South Carolina FOP
When elected officials want to hear directly from law enforcement, they turn to the Fraternal Order of Police. That principle was on full display during our recent Board of Directors […]
FOP’s National Influence on Full Display
This month, the Fraternal Order of Police once again demonstrated why it remains the most respected voice for law enforcement in the United States. National FOP President Patrick Yoes, along […]
SC Fallen Officers – May 31
Today, we remember South Carolina Highway Patrol Patrolman First Class Ben Wesley Strickland. On this date in 1974, Patrolman Ben Strickland was shot and killed after making a traffic stop […]
SC Fallen Officers – May 30
Today, we remember Allendale County Magistrate Fred H. Edenfield and Greenville Police Department Chief of Police James Earl Holcombe. On this date in 1913, Magistrate Edenfield was shot and killed […]
SC Fallen Officers – May 28
Today, we remember South Carolina Highway Patrol Patrolman George G. Broome. On this date in 1941, Patrolman Broome was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol in Jasper County. […]
SC Fallen Officers – May 26
Today, we remember Carlisle Town Marshal Clarence Calhoun Gist. On this date in 1907, Town Marshal Clarence Gist was shot and killed by a prisoner in the town lock-up.
