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The SC Dept. of Public Safety includes the Highway Patrol, State Transport Police, Bureau of Protective Services, and Highway Safety & Justice Programs.
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    May 18
    **SCDPS Seeks Public Input** The South Carolina Department of Public Safety seeks to meet and maintain the standards outlined by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). To help meet and exceed those standards, SCDPS is offering the public an
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    Sep 2, 2019
    **TRAFFIC ALERT ** INTERSTATE 26 LANE REVERSAL HAS BEGUN. SCHP troopers are leading traffic from I-526 in Charleston toward the crossover at I-77 in Columbia. ALL LANES in this area of I-26 are now westbound only.
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    Apr 16, 2023
    SCDPS can confirm one of our troopers was shot after initiating a traffic stop on US-78 in Bamberg County around 3:30 a.m. Lance Corporal Frazier was shot on the right side of his face, but we are told that his injuries are non-life-threatening. MORE: scdps.sc.gov/news/2023/0416…
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    Sep 2, 2019
    **TRAFFIC ALERT ** South Carolina Highway Patrol cars are in the process of flushing traffic from Columbia to Charleston along the eastbound lanes of I-26 in preparation for 12 P. M. evacuation.
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    Sep 2, 2019
    Some motorists are crossing the median into the reversed lanes of I-26. This is illegal and dangerous. Motorists need to follow the instructions of officials during the evacuation period. If seen by troopers, you will be ticketed. #sctweets #scwx #Dorian
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    Jan 3, 2025
    On January 2, 2025, at approximately 2:45 p.m., a SC State Transport Police officer initiated a traffic stop on a tractor-trailer on Interstate 85 in Greenville County, due to a missing license plate on the trailer. During the traffic stop near mile-marker 44, the driver, a man
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    May 1, 2019
    Approximately 10,000 at the #AllOutMay1 #SCforEd rally today at the SC Statehouse. @BPS_CRO @ColumbiaPDSC
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    Sep 5, 2019
    As South Carolina continues to experience heavy rains along the coast, be very cautious of moving water on the roadway as it may be washed out. TURN AROUND, DONT DROWN #Dorian #SCTweets #scwx
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    Nov 30, 2018
    Congratulations @TrooperBob_SCHP on your retirement today! Thank you for 24 years of service to the SC Department of Public Safety and Highway Patrol. We are thankful for your friendship and your many efforts to raise awareness about highway safety.
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    Oct 4, 2020
    Our thoughts and prayers are with the @MBPDSC as they mourn the loss of one of their own, PFC Jacob Hancher.
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    Aug 14, 2025
    It is with deep sadness that SCDPS announces the loss of one of our own, Trooper First Class Dennis D. Ricks. TFC Ricks passed away Wednesday night, nearly four days after being hit by a vehicle while performing a traffic stop in Orangeburg County. A graduate of SCHP Class 123 in
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    Sep 11, 2018
    *** MEDIA ALERT ** TROOPERS HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING I-26 EASTBOUND, BEGINNING AT I-77 MOVING EAST TOWARD CHARLESTON IN ANTICIPATION OF 12 P.M. EVACUATION / LANE REVERSAL. #Florence #scwx #SCTweets
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    Oct 24, 2017
    It is with deep regret that SCDPS announces that Gville Tpr. Daniel K. Rebman died today following a collision.
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    Apr 23, 2023
    Thank you to everyone who helped get Lance Corporal B.A. Frazier home safely from Charleston after he was released from the hospital. Praying for a speedy recovery.
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