COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A special South Carolina House committee reviewing all facets of law enforcement from police tactics to forfeiture and sentencing reform is about to meet for the first time. The 18-member House Equitable Justice System and Law ...

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A man who was jailed for more than four months after he was falsely charged with assaulting Orangeburg police officers has settled with the city of Orangeburg for $750,000, his attorney reports. Justin Bamberg of Bamberg said that in April ...

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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The State Law Enforcement Division says there is no video of a shooting involving a South Carolina sheriff’s deputy. The Greenville News reported that SLED spokesman Thom Berry said Monday there was no video of Friday’s shooting ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A lawmaker wants the director and board that run the Richland County Recreation Commission to step down as local, state and federal authorities investigate the agency. Rep. Mia McLeod said whether the commissioners and Executive Director ...

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ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating after a suspect, who police say was intoxicated, died at a hospital after being stunned by officers during his arrest. Anderson County Deputy Coroner Don McCown tells local ...

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A legal Hail Mary to the state’s highest court has spurred the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to take steps to end the harmful and erroneous practice of entering civil arrests for nonpayment of child support into an electronic criminal ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dashboard camera video of all police shootings in South Carolina would be released to the public unless investigators can convince a judge the footage would damage their case or jeopardize police procedure, according to a bill ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill requiring all police shootings in South Carolina to be investigated by the State Law Enforcement Division is moving forward. A subcommittee approved the bill Wednesday. Nearly all police agencies in South Carolina turn over ...

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SLED agents who retired and agreed to take their old jobs back at a lower salary got exactly what they bargained for, agency officials said. But that didn’t stop former lawmen Phillip Grimsley and Roger Jowers from suing their employer, ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top police agency is offering the public an opportunity to weigh in as part of its accreditation process. The State Law Enforcement Division is holding a public information session Tuesday at 5 p.m. at ...

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