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Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment

COLUMBIA – The team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA ®), will arrive April 11 to examine…

SCDPS Reports Three Killed On South Carolina Roads April 1 – April 3, 2016

COLUMBIA –The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of three persons killed on South Carolina roadways from…

Public Notice: SCDPS Scheduled For On-Site Assessment

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve re-accreditation by…

SCDPS Reports Four Killed on South Carolina Roads March 25 – March 27, 2016

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of four persons killed on South Carolina roadways from…

SCHP 2015 Trooper Of the Year

View narratives describing the reason each recipient was chosen. Click on a name below for individual photos (photos will open in a separate window…

SCDPS Announces 2015 Trooper of the Year Recipients; Telecommunications Operator of the Year Winners Named

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety held a ceremony today honoring troopers from around the state for exceptional service in…

SCDPS Reports Four Killed on South Carolina Roads March 18 – March 20, 2016

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of four persons killed on South Carolina roadways from…

SCDPS Reports Seven Killed on South Carolina Roads March 11 – March 13, 2016

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of seven persons killed on South Carolina roadways from…

SCDPS Reports 12 Killed on South Carolina Roads March 4 – March 6, 2016

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 12 persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday…

SC Public Safety Coordinating Council Authorizes VOCA Funding

COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces that the SC Public Safety Coordinating Council, in response to…