Womens History Month: ‘I hope it paves the way for other women,’ SCHP’s first female captain says of service
Fri, 03/21/2025
Major Tara Craig never took offense to being called “Sir” during a traffic stop or collision investigation. She chuckled when the person realized…
‘Honor has no expiration date’: Greenville County highway renamed for SCHP trooper killed in 1950
Thu, 03/13/2025
Two worn trooper badges and a folded American flag are among the only things Brenda Sealy Sumner has to remember the father she never knew. She was…
‘I have to help people’: Retiring BPS officer ponders what’s next after 27 years of protecting, serving, and comforting
Tue, 03/11/2025
Over the past 27 years, Master Officer Chris Kirkpatrick has helped protect some of the most powerful leaders in South Carolina: From legislators at…
From the roadside to the classroom, SC trooper takes education to a new level as a substitute teacher
Fri, 02/28/2025
Every South Carolina state trooper plays an important role in the education of the public. But Corporal William Safford takes it a step further — by…
From typewriters to smartphones: SCHP’s Patricia Sloan reflects on 37 years at Troop 1 HQ
Thu, 02/13/2025
Thirty-seven years may seem like a long time to get up and go work at the same place every day. But for Patricia Sloan — who saw the Highway Patrol…
‘I thought I was already dead’: STP officer makes inspiring comeback after rare, deadly lung disease
Fri, 02/07/2025
Master Officer Tyrone Williams knows he shouldn’t be here — not after a bout with Legionnaires’ Disease that plunged him into a coma for two weeks,…
‘I must have done something right’: SCHP trooper who guarded three governors retires after 22 years
Mon, 01/13/2025
Very few people have the huge opportunity — and responsibility — of protecting the lives of the governor and the first family. For 22 years,…
SCHP’s Debbie Gillis says goodbye after 15 years as Colonel’s right-hand woman
Fri, 01/10/2025
When Debbie Gillis first applied for a position at the SC Highway Patrol in 2009, she already had four decades of work experience under her belt…
‘I’m blessed’: Beloved SCDPS storeowner lost his vision at age 47 — but found much more in the years since
Fri, 12/20/2024
After losing his vision in 2018 at the age of 47, Willie Patrick could have wallowed in self-pity and waited for someone to come along and help him…
Retiring SCHP sergeant reflects on 25 years of service, school buses, and advocacy
Fri, 12/13/2024
Ever since he was a little boy, Sergeant Matt Southern wanted to be a police officer. Whether dressing up as a cop for Halloween year after year,…