SC Fallen Officers – March 5
Today, we remember United States Marshals Service Deputy U.S. Marshal John D. Kirby and Fairfield County Constable David C. Dickey. On this date in 1896, Deputy U.S. Marshal John Kirby […]
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SC Fallen Officers – March 4
Today, we remember Greenville Police Department Patrolman Arthur F. Lackey. On this day in 1925, Patrolman Arthur Lackey was shot and killed while searching for a suspect who had shot […]
SC Fallen Officers – March 3
Today, we remember Deputy U.S. Marshal William Anderson Looper. On this date in 1871, Deputy US Marshal William Looper was shot and killed near Pickens, South Carolina, while attempting to […]
SC Fallen Officers – March 2
Today, we remember City of Charleston Police Department Patrolman Charles Alvin Snider. On this date in 1979, Patrolman Charles Snider was killed with his own service revolver while attempting to […]
SC Fallen Officers – March 1
Today, we remember Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Walter Kenneth Floyd. On this date in 2002, Investigator Walter Floyd was killed in a vehicle collision at the intersection of Brewington […]
Statehouse Report – 02/28/2025
The South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police is committed to keeping law enforcement officers informed about legislative developments that impact our profession. This page provides weekly updates on key activities […]
SC Fallen Officers – February 28
Today, we remember City of Cayce Police Department Corporal William John Illingworth, Sr., and South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Hardy Merl Godbold. On this date in 1991, Corporal Bill Illingworth […]
SC Fallen Officers – February 27
Today, we remember City of Charleston Police Department Sergeant Henry William Buck, Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff Kevin Earl Carper, and Hardeeville Police Department Corporal Mark David Jones. On […]
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Law enforcement officers face constant noise exposure on the job—screeching radios, honking traffic, barking K-9s, loud crowds, wailing sirens, and the explosive sounds of firearms or flashbangs. These sounds are […]
SC Fallen Officers – February 26
Today, we remember South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Corporal George Don Peeler and Sumter County Sheriff’s Office (Sumter, SC) Sergeant Charles B. Kubala, Sr. On this date in 1989, […]
