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Retiring STP colonel looks back on 30 years — and to what lies ahead

As Colonel Dean Dill says goodbye to law enforcement when he retires from the SC State Transport Police at the end of June, he knows it’s the…

STP father-son duo reflect on how their dads shaped their desire to serve

With three generations of law enforcement officers in their family, serving others is not learned for State Transport Police Master Officer Thomas…

BPS unleashes its newest K-9 officer

Unlike most people in the workforce, Master Officer Ivan Birochak’s ride-or-die colleague has four paws and a tail — and prefers to be paid with…

Badge of the third SC trooper to die in the line of duty will be included in SCDPS time capsule

The old brass and copper-plated patrolman’s badge had been in Frances Gipson’s possession since her mother died in 1993. Gipson knew that someday,…

SCDPS admin hoped to get her foot in the door with state government. 41 years later, she’s ready to say goodbye.

Susan Terry credits her late father not just for nudging her to work in state government, but for inspiring her to put in more than 40 years…

SCDPS fleet supervisor takes top honor while completing management program

For most people, snagging a top honor for finding ways to save the state’s largest law enforcement agency hundreds of thousands of dollars a year…

‘It’s a gift’: Mother-daughter trio make memories working together at SCDPS

If Kristi Hill or Kathryn Catoe ever want a quick chat, a lunchtime laugh, or some comforting advice that only their mother can offer, a short walk…

BPS officers recreate photo 25 years after graduating from the academy

In recreating a 25-year-old photo from their days at the academy, four Bureau of Protective Services officers reflected on what has — and hasn’t —…

How a color television in 1969 led OHSJP’s Susan Berry to a 55-year career at SCDPS

Susan Berry didn’t plan to stay for long when she got a job at the Highway Department in 1969. Nor did she expect to become part of a family at her…

#NationalSiblingsDay: Meet the SC Highway Patrol’s ‘Sister Duo’ who are following in their late father’s footsteps

Laura Maule and Elizabeth Bozard aren’t just sisters in real life. They are also sisters in blue, both proudly serving as troopers with the SC…