National Siblings Day: From cereal and cartoons, to fatherhood and careers, brothers and DPS coworkers continue to tackle life together
Thu, 04/10/2025
Not many people can say they work with their sibling. But for Brian and David Hilpisch, it’s the mundane things in life that have kept their bond so…National Crime Victims Rights Week: How the SC Highway Patrol Victim Services Unit is a voice for the voiceless
Mon, 04/07/2025
On a shelf in Crystal Salley’s office sits a candle decorated with a photo of four smiling children — all siblings, and all of them killed in a…Saving lives, and helping others turn their lives around: STP officer says he's just 'doing what I should be doing'
Fri, 03/28/2025
Master Officer Don Turner has never expected a pat on the back. Not for lugging boxes of soft drinks as a delivery driver for Pepsi, for taking drunk…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, Captain…