Positive Law Enforcement Influences

[Proudtobeacopswife]

ok, since we always hear about the negative things that police have done, let's change it around.

What are some of your positive stories of our local law enforcement officers?

Are there any officers who have touched your life in a positive way?

[AlleySal]

Yesterday, two cops in the Bronx caught two babies who were thrown by thier mother out of the window of a burning building.

Didn't hear that GOOD COP story on national news did you?

[swampfox]

Are you in the Bronx? Did somebody tell you about it on the phone? If it wasn't on national news, how did you find out?

NY Daily News website?

[ZooFuzz]

http://www.wyff4.com/news/13605960/detail.html

GREENWOOD, S.C. -- A Greenwood man is facing multiple charges after deputies said that he assaulted an officer who was trying to arrest him and it took the help of a passerby to take the man into custody.

[BTDT]

Reprinted from SCDPS/SCHP News Clips August 7 2007

On June 23, my family and I were involved in an accident just before the Interstate 26/I-20 interchange. No one was hurt, thank goodness, but my car was badly damaged.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
Within five minutes, Kevin Parham of the S.C. Department of Transportation was on the scene. He was extremely professional and courteous, assisting me with locating a repair facility and a car-rental company.<o:p></o:p>
When the troopers arrived, they were also extremely courteous. I was impressed with the rapidness with which we received our police report. They even notified a towing facility for us.<o:p></o:p>
When <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:PlaceType>County</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName>Towing</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> & Recovery delivered my car to Dick Smith Nissan, the body shop was closed. The driver filled out the paperwork to leave the vehicle, gave us his company’s card, took our keys and assured us he would be waiting when the business opened Monday. On Monday, the driver was there with our keys when the employees arrived.<o:p></o:p>
I hope to never have another accident, but if I do, I hope the people are as courteous and helpful as those we met in <st1:City><st1:place>Columbia</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p>
I live in a small town that prides itself on its Southern hospitality, but <st1:City><st1:place>Columbia</st1:place></st1:City> proves that even large cities can and do practice this wonderful courtesy.<o:p></o:p>
DARLENA GALLEGOS<o:p></o:p>
<st1:place><st1:City>Madisonville</st1:City>, <st1:State>Ky.</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p>
http://www.thestate.com/letters/story/139270.html (http://www.thestate.com/letters/story/139270.html)<o:p></o:p>

[swampfox]

We have a lot of good cops out there. We ought to report positive experiences more often. I have been especially impressed with Richland County deputies, although not so much with the personnel at the headquarters on Two Notch Rd.

At the same time we should report the negative experiences too. They should be fewer in number. In either case there is nothing wrong with naming names as long as we are truthful about what happened.

A big thanks to our good cops. They should get a lot more respect and a lot more pay.

[Paul on Cressfell]

I remember how back in March 1994 the Irmo Police Department escorted a woman named Bridgette Just to her house to retrieve belongings due to the fact that her estranged husband, who remained in the home, had threatened her with a firearm if she came back. Instead of accompanying her to the front door to make sure she was safe, the 2 Irmo cops remained in their cars where they were safe and let Mrs. Just fend for herself.

The end result??? You guessed it! Mr. Just shot and killed his estranged wife. Rather than go and risk life and limb to retrieve Mrs. Just(and perhaps save her life), the IPD officers called in SLED to come save them while Mrs. Just unfortunately bled to death.

[ZooFuzz]

Congrats and Aloha Lt.Scotty on your retirement from SCHP.

[TruthBTold]

Dog Credited As Hero After Taking Down Armed Man
http://www.wyff4.com/news/14892385/detail.html

GAFFNEY, S.C. -- A police dog is being credited with saving not just the life of a police officer, but also the life of a robbery suspect.

[BTDT]

Scared straight for at-risk teens

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/280206.html

group of 12 girls and two boys toured the Alvin Glenn Detention Center earlier this month with Walls, his partner Deputy Malitta Littles and assistant principal Beverly Dowey.
“You’re not here to play a game,” said Lt. Christopher Montjoy, a manager at the center. “This is to educate you so I don’t see you again.”










This is good, I'm glad to see them reinstate this program. It should be mandatory for all schools.

[ZooFuzz]

Please pray for this Trooper and his family. Z


Columbia) - Two hundred local and state rescuers took Friday to show Sgt Brad Hendricks a small token of their appreciation for more than 25 years of service to South Carolina.

"He's not only worked the road, he's worked headquarters, he's been instrumental in firearms training," says wife Missy Hendricks.

"Brad is one of the the most highly trained and specialized people the highway patrol has been honored to have employed," says Lt. Mike Bowman.

But one year and four months ago Brad was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Doctors have tried two surgeries and countless hours of chemotherapy. Days ago... He was told only weeks of his life are left.

"There's not much else medically they can do but to make him feel comfortable," says Missy Hendricks.

Comfort...it's a feeling he's worked to ensure on South Carolina's roadways, but today friends and colleagues showered him with a praise of their own.

"I saw a family, men and women in different colored uniforms in a salute honoring a comrade," Missy Hendricks adds.

Despite the dew and overcast clouds, his family gathered outside his hospital room to show him everything his wife says he ever wanted.

"He wished that he could know he had done a good job and that he had made a difference in what he had done in his life," adds Hendricks.

And though she's said the words a million times...

"I love you, goodnight," she says.

Missy Hendricks longs to say them again and again...

"See you in the morning, love you," she adds.

Hendricks has a son and tons of family and friends that are with him daily.
http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=57276
http://www.wltx.com/video/newsPlay.aspx?aid=40408&bw


Our prayers are with you everyday. Z

[Unregistered 1]

Hey ZooFuzz, what you gots against "Yankees"? Little do you know, when "Americans" go to foreign countries, ALL of them are considered "Yankees". Time for you to "get over it". The Northern States won the war because of the South having folks like you.

[Gator96]

Put it in a straw... and suck it.

[ZooFuzz]

Hey ZooFuzz, what you gots against "Yankees"? Little do you know, when "Americans" go to foreign countries, ALL of them are considered "Yankees". Time for you to "get over it". The Northern States won the war because of the South having folks like you.



Thems finghtin words sir....................Pistols or Lawyers at dawn!!!

[Captain Worley]

You mean lawyers, guns, and money, right?

[ZooFuzz]

Roark, Russell F. (Colonel - SCHP) Effective April 30.

[anti-babble]

Has positive Law Enforcement given way to political correctness? I have watched the videos repeatedly and have yet to see Roark or Schweitzer in them. If accountability goes to the top then why didn't the Governor resign?

[ZooFuzz]

http://www.wltx.com/FYI/story.aspx?storyid=60749
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=gtv_toolstable width="100%"><TBODY><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>Lexington County (WLTX) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol held a fundraiser Wednesday to benefit the Special Olympics.

Troopers from across the state came to Lexington to play against one another to raise money for athletes participating in the Special Olympic games.


In the mist of what everyone thinks of the HP, not all Troopers are bad or corrupt.
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[swampfox]

Remind me, Zoo-man; Who said that they were all bad or corrupt? I've looked back over this thread and I can't find it.

[ZooFuzz]

Remind me, Zoo-man; Who said that they were all bad or corrupt? I've looked back over this thread and I can't find it.


Items written in news and media articles Swampy, also some some mention in person.

[swampfox]

Anyone who would say that is an idiot or worse. So is anyone who says that it never happens, or that it's excusable.

[Gator96]

I think it's excusable in some of the circumstances... I know I'd use a lot less words and a little more lead in some of the cases.

[swampfox]

Well of course. There are prescribed situations in which police officers are expected to use deadly force, and not just for self-defense like the rest of us.

I was thinking more of those very few for whom there is a pattern of lawlessness.

In a way it's a more serious version of what many of us encounter in our professions. When I'm in front of a class full of kids there are much higher standards for my behavior than when I'm on my own time. Same in pretty much any office or workplace of any kind. It's just a LOT more serious with cops pursuing or detaining violent criminals. I say, when it's called for, let the lead fly.

[kcnorwood]

http://www.wltx.com/FYI/story.aspx?storyid=60749
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=gtv_toolstable width="100%"><TBODY><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD>Lexington County (WLTX) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol held a fundraiser Wednesday to benefit the Special Olympics.

Troopers from across the state came to Lexington to play against one another to raise money for athletes participating in the Special Olympic games.


In the mist of what everyone thinks of the HP, not all Troopers are bad or corrupt.

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The only reason they do things like that is because before that they have done something so bad they have to make up for it like that baseball game.

[swampfox]

Norwood, I know you're making a joke.

It is not even remotely true that MOST cops are bad or corrupt. My point was, though, that those few who are bad or corrupt get protection that they don't deserve. They don't deserve it at all.

It's interesting to compare two other professions. Attorneys are regulated and sometimes punished by either the Bar Association or the State Supreme Court. The biggest professional organization that represents doctors (American Medical Association/SC Medical Association) fiercely opposes any kind of regulation at all. We think that lawyers get away with all kinds of stuff, which is true but they have to stay within the law and that still doesn't always produce satisfying results. But doctors won't accept discipline and won't discuss other doctors no matter what. So the time will come (and it's already started) when they will have it shoved down their throats and it will be a lot worse for them than if they had acted like the smart guys/gals that they are supposed to be. Again there is not a majority of bad ones in either case, but it's just another example of professions that can really frack with our lives.

We just had a bad experience with a doctor recently, and as soon as I get the ducks in a row, he's going to wish that he had behaved better. I can't guarantee it, but my chances are excellent.

But I have to be responsible too. We hear about so many people who try to take advantage of doctors, suing over virtually nothing sometimes. That hurts everybody.

The states generally recognized as the worst for juries awarding money to people who have no case are Mississippi and Alabama. We (SC) are right after them.

Even as a teacher I kept $1 million in malpractice insurance. Wouldn't have taught without it. Cost me $160 per year.

[kcnorwood]

Norwood, I know you're making a joke.

It is not even remotely true that MOST cops are bad or corrupt. My point was, though, that those few who are bad or corrupt get protection that they don't deserve. They don't deserve it at all.

It's interesting to compare two other professions. Attorneys are regulated and sometimes punished by either the Bar Association or the State Supreme Court. The biggest professional organization that represents doctors (American Medical Association/SC Medical Association) fiercely opposes any kind of regulation at all. We think that lawyers get away with all kinds of stuff, which is true but they have to stay within the law and that still doesn't always produce satisfying results. But doctors won't accept discipline and won't discuss other doctors no matter what. So the time will come (and it's already started) when they will have it shoved down their throats and it will be a lot worse for them than if they had acted like the smart guys/gals that they are supposed to be. Again there is not a majority of bad ones in either case, but it's just another example of professions that can really frack with our lives.

We just had a bad experience with a doctor recently, and as soon as I get the ducks in a row, he's going to wish that he had behaved better. I can't guarantee it, but my chances are excellent.

But I have to be responsible too. We hear about so many people who try to take advantage of doctors, suing over virtually nothing sometimes. That hurts everybody.

The states generally recognized as the worst for juries awarding money to people who have no case are Mississippi and Alabama. We (SC) are right after them.

Even as a teacher I kept $1 million in malpractice insurance. Wouldn't have taught without it. Cost me $160 per year.


I have traveled this country alot & just maybe 10% of those were decent cops. Go out west & you hear stories about how bad the cops are here in the southeast. Meaning from S.C down to fla.. Ga cops get trashed more then the rest do. Thats not saying alot when people 3,000 miles away are talking bad about you.

[swampfox]

But how do most people actually meet cops? When they get a ticket! So what do you expect them to say.

There's one cop in Cayce that I talk bad about because in 1993 he gave me a speeding ticket coming across the bridge when other cars were zipping by me like it was a racetrack. But for all I know he might be OK. It's just that we had a negative experience that one day.

I'll tell you why cops in small towns tend to get talked about. It's because they are often the ones that couldn't get a job anywhere else (not always) so they take the low pay that small towns pay. Cops don't get paid enough in general, and that by itself has a negative effect on everybody.

I know a bunch of Richland County deputies and officers (from my teaching days) and they have been fine folks as far as I could tell.

[kcnorwood]

But how do most people actually meet cops? When they get a ticket! So what do you expect them to say.

There's one cop in Cayce that I talk bad about because in 1993 he gave me a speeding ticket coming across the bridge when other cars were zipping by me like it was a racetrack. But for all I know he might be OK. It's just that we had a negative experience that one day.

I'll tell you why cops in small towns tend to get talked about. It's because they are often the ones that couldn't get a job anywhere else (not always) so they take the low pay that small towns pay. Cops don't get paid enough in general, and that by itself has a negative effect on everybody.

I know a bunch of Richland County deputies and officers (from my teaching days) and they have been fine folks as far as I could tell.


I'll agree with you to a point I grew up in Ga & in the area we lived in the cops were total buttheads. I am not saying that because I got into alot of trouble I am saying this from having run into them & get harrassed more then once just because. They have no people skills I've worked security before in bars even done some bodyguard work you do not have to be a butt to people. I worked at a carwash down there & if you could of heard some of the stories they came in with about how they ran someone off the road for the fun of it you might change your mind. Yes there are some good cops out there but they are few & far between.

[ZooFuzz]

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/423842.html (http://www.thestate.com/local/story/423842.html)

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S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Bob Beres of Summerville has been named the state's 2007 Trooper of the Year.



Congrats to Cpl.Bob

[Gator96]

Cpl. Beres is a great man. He's overcome a lot in his life... Congrats, Bob!

[ZooFuzz]

MANNING — <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comhttp://www.friendsofsc.com/forums/ /><st1:place w:st=<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Clarendon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> residents have a new sheriff, or at least they will come January, as challenger Manning Police Chief Randy Garrett unseated incumbent Sheriff Keith Josey Jr. in Tuesday's runoff to be the Democratic candidate for the office.
http://www.theitem.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080625/ITNEWS01/563145348/-1/ITNEWS (http://www.theitem.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080625/ITNEWS01/563145348/-1/ITNEWS)







Congrats to Sheriff Randy.

[ZooFuzz]

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/469705.html
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Sr. Trooper Sean Groubert, right, is congratulated by Lt. Col. M.L. Howard, rear, and others, after Groubert was named South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper of the Year during the MADD DUI Enforcement Recognition Ceremony at Seawell's Food Caterers.

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S.C. Highway Patrol Senior Trooper Sean Groubert was named Trooper of the Year for 2007 by Mothers Against Drunk Driving during the MADD SC 2008 DUI Enforcement Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday at Seawell’s.
Groubert, of Troop One, which was the troop of the year, made 76 DUI arrests last year and investigated 214 traffic collisions, which resulted in 3,148 citations.
“Everyone’s main goal is to come out and get these drunk drivers off the road,” he said. “The day we stop having fatalities with DUI, then I’ll be satisfied.”
OTHER AWARD WINNERS
Officers of the Year (ranked by size of agency, from smallest to largest):
Cpl. Bobby Dale, Irmo Police Department
Patrolman 1st Class Jimmy D. Mathis, Hanahan Police Department
Cpl. Chris Kelly Carter, Aiken Department of Public Safety
Deputy Sheriff III Jason Kramer, Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office
Rookie of the Year:
Patrolman 1st Class Travis C. Dodd, Hanahan Police Department
Agency of the Year (ranked by size, from smallest to largest):
Chapin Police Department
Darlington Police Department
Mauldin and Hanahan police departments
Anderson Police Department
Myrtle Beach Police Department and Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office
State Transport District of the Year:
District 3 (Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Anderson and Spartanburg counties)
Law Enforcement Network:
15th Circuit (Georgetown and Horry counties)


Congratulations Sean. Z

[Kronos]

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/469705.html
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Sr. Trooper Sean Groubert, right, is congratulated by Lt. Col. M.L. Howard, rear, and others, after Groubert was named South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper of the Year during the MADD DUI Enforcement Recognition Ceremony at Seawell's Food Caterers.

<!-- no polls to display -->Honor for Troop One

S.C. Highway Patrol Senior Trooper Sean Groubert was named Trooper of the Year for 2007 by Mothers Against Drunk Driving during the MADD SC 2008 DUI Enforcement Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday at Seawell’s.
Groubert, of Troop One, which was the troop of the year, made 76 DUI arrests last year and investigated 214 traffic collisions, which resulted in 3,148 citations.
“Everyone’s main goal is to come out and get these drunk drivers off the road,” he said. “The day we stop having fatalities with DUI, then I’ll be satisfied.”
OTHER AWARD WINNERS
Officers of the Year (ranked by size of agency, from smallest to largest):
Cpl. Bobby Dale, Irmo Police Department
Patrolman 1st Class Jimmy D. Mathis, Hanahan Police Department
Cpl. Chris Kelly Carter, Aiken Department of Public Safety
Deputy Sheriff III Jason Kramer, Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office
Rookie of the Year:
Patrolman 1st Class Travis C. Dodd, Hanahan Police Department
Agency of the Year (ranked by size, from smallest to largest):
Chapin Police Department
Darlington Police Department
Mauldin and Hanahan police departments
Anderson Police Department
Myrtle Beach Police Department and Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office
State Transport District of the Year:
District 3 (Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Anderson and Spartanburg counties)
Law Enforcement Network:
15th Circuit (Georgetown and Horry counties)
Congratulations Sean. Z

Thanks Zoo for the post. Too bad these types of "pats on the back" are rare. What is unfortunate is the man (LtC. Howard) standing next to Trooper Groubert is suspected of forwarding those infamous tapes to the leader of the Caucus (another Howard). Watch out for that cheesy grin guys - there is a crocodile among you!

[ZooFuzz]

Thanks Zoo for the post. Too bad these types of "pats on the back" are rare. What is unfortunate is the man (LtC. Howard) standing next to Trooper Groubert is suspected of forwarding those infamous tapes to the leader of the Caucus (another Howard). Watch out for that cheesy grin guys - there is a crocodile among you!

You have that right maybe they will go ahead and give him STP to screw up and he can leave the the patrol alone.

[anti-babble]

The picture looks like the Trooper is actually trying to walk away and the LTC had to run him down to shake his hand.

[BTDT]

http://www.thestate.com/breaking/story/554740.html
COLUMBIA, S.C. --

A retired officer with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is being honored for more than 30 years of service to the state.

SLED Director Reggie Lloyd says Lt. Horace "Hoss" Horton will receive the agency's Medal of Honor during a ceremony Tuesday at the State Museum.
Horton became a SLED agent in August 1974 and retired last year. During his decades with the agency, Horton served on the SWAT and Fugitive Apprehension Teams, and worked with trained bloodhounds.
Horton was injured several times, including being shot in the line of duty. His son, Derrick, is also a SLED agent.


Enjoy your retirement Hoss.

[BTDT]

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[JDidGirl]

But how do most people actually meet cops? When they get a ticket! So what do you expect them to say.

I think that speaks volumes right there.

[fireman309]

My brother-in-law was South Carolina Deputy of the year a couple of years ago.

[JDidGirl]

My brother-in-law was South Carolina Deputy of the year a couple of years ago.

And I thank him for what he does day in and day out... risking his life for very little money and for people he doesn't know. There are a lot of GREAT police officers, troopers, and deputies out there that never get the thanks they so well deserve. They should all be Deputy of the Year!

[BTDT]

Adam Walsh Case Transformed Missing Kid Searches

http://www.officer.com/web/online/Top-News-Stories/Adam-Walsh-Case-Transformed-Missing-Kid-Searches---/1$44627

The case led to advances in police searches for missing youngsters and a notable shift in the view parents and children have of the world.




This was a terrible loss to the Walsh's, but I'm glad something positive came from it and the way Law Enforcement works today.

[ZooFuzz]

Richland County (WLTX) -- Have you ever thought that you were too old to live your dreams? One 79-year-old Midlands man is proof that you can accomplish your goals at any age.
http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=69507&catid=35



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Have you ever thought that you were too old to live your dreams? One 79-year-old Midlands man is proof that you can accomplish your goals at any age.
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Way ta go Dewight!

[ZooFuzz]

Notice the suspect behind the car, apparently firing a gun - you see the smoke from the muzzle, and a split second later - the Shepherd Police Dog leaps across the roof of the auto, clamps onto the suspect, and brings him down so quickly - you'll watch it several times to really appreciate the valor of this dog.








This police dog is so fast, you have to watch this a few times to appreciate it. Go dog, go!!

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[swampfox]

Police dogs, as well as dogs in general, do not get enough respect.

I can only try to imagine the training that made this outcome in the video possible. Thanks again to our law enforcement people, and dogs.