In support of The Special Olympics, today members of the College of Charleston’s Department of Public Safety participated in “Cops on the Coop” hosted by Chick Fil A. Each year thousands of law enforcement officers nationwide participate in The Law Enforcement Torch Run raising awareness for Special Olympic Athletes. This year marks the 40th anniversary of […]
From Chief of Police, Chip Searson: Today we say farewell and thank you to yet another Public Safety OG, Gary Kirkendall. Gary started here in July of 2013 and has faithfully served for many years. We certainly will miss him sitting in the Training Room eating a plate of carrots while imagining those were […]
All of the members of College of Charleston’s Department of Public Safety extend a heartfelt and well-deserved congratulations to the class of 2021! Over the next three days, College of Charleston will host five commencement ceremonies to confer degrees to all of this year’s graduates. Welcome, all of you, to the next phase of your […]
With profound sadness, the College of Charleston Department of Public Safety mourns the loss of one of our own for the second time this year. Dispatch Operator #2, Dominique Prioleau passed away today, following more than an week in intensive care, as of yet unknown reasons. As relayed by our own Chief of Police, Chip […]
It is with heavy hearts that the College of Charleston Department of Public Safety was informed today of the loss of one of our own. Former Deputy Chief and later Interim Chief William F. Herkert, Jr. passed yesterday, February 19, 2021 at the Medical University of South Carolina. Chief Herkert dedicated multiple decades of his […]
On Sunday, January 24, 2021, Charleston County Sheriff’s Master Deputy Keith Tyner IV lost his life. Master Deputy Tyner was a veteran officer, serving since 2006, and was a member of the Bureau of Patrol Services and the SWAT team. The College of Charleston Department of Public Safety mourns for our fallen comrade and stands […]
At 10:21 PM on Saturday, January 16th 2021, Colleton County Sheriff’s Deputy Detective Sergeant Edward Marcurella lost his battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia. Sgt. Marcurella was a veteran deputy with over 35 years of first responder history, focusing much of that work into the Low country Human Trafficking and Internet Crimes Against Children task forces. […]
It is with heavy hearts that College of Charleston Public Safety mourns the passing of another SC law enforcement officer. At approximately 4 PM on January 12, 2021, Horry County Police Office Lance Corporal Melton “Fox” Gore was removing debris from Highway 22, when he was struck and killed by a vehicle. Lcpl. Gore was […]
South Carolina law enforcement has suffered another loss of one from our ranks. Wednesday evening, Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan David Price died in a motor vehicle collision involving his patrol vehicle, while serving in the line of duty. One other person also perished in this collision. He marks the second SC law enforcement fatality […]
At approximately 4AM today, January 1, 2021, North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety Sergeant Gordon William Best lost his life in the line of duty. He was responding to a call for shots fired, when he lost control of his patrol SUV and struck a utility pole. Sergeant Gordon was the first officer in […]