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Officer Chris DeLong Funeral Arrangements
Christopher Michael DeLong Jr., 28, End of Watch: August 29, 2026. Christopher was a resident of Lugoff, South Carolina, and was an officer with the Columbia Police Department. A visitation […]
Remembering Columbia Police Officer Chris DeLong
Columbia Police Officer Chris DeLong, 28, was killed in the line of duty Saturday, August 29, leaving behind a wife and two young children, a department grieving one of its […]
SCFOP Endorses David Stumbo for Attorney General
The South Carolina State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police, the state chapter of the nation’s largest law enforcement organization, today announced its endorsement of Eighth Judicial Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo […]
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Funeral Arrangements for Officer Christopher Michael DeLong Jr.
Christopher Michael DeLong Jr., 28, End of Watch August 29, 2026. Christopher was a resident of Lugoff, South Carolina, and was an officer with the Columbia Police Department. A visitation […]
Officer Chris Delong Funeral Arrangements – South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police
Officer Chris DeLong leaves behind a wife and two young children who are facing an unimaginable loss.
Two funds have been established to help support his family in the days ahead. Please keep them, his loved ones, and his fellow officers in your prayers.
Columbia Police Officer Chris DeLong, 29, was killed in the line of duty Saturday, August 29, leaving behind a wife and two young children, a department grieving one of its […]
Remembering Columbia Police Officer Chris DeLong – South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police
Today, we remember Southern Railway Police Department Special Officer James Reedy Booth and Special Officer Eugene Malici Feaster, Eastover Police Department Chief of Police Elisha A. Wilson, and North Augusta Public Safety Officer Dustin Michael Beasley.
On this date in 1922, Special Officer Jasper Booth and Special Officer Eugene Feaster were beaten, stabbed, and shot to death while patrolling the Southern Railroad’s Hamburg shops in Aiken, South Carolina, at approximately 5:00 am.
On this date in 1945, Chief Elisha Wilson was shot and killed in a local mercantile store by a man he had an argument with the day before.
On this date in 2021, Public Safety Officer Dustin Beasley died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while serving with the North Augusta Department of Public Safety.
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Tribute to Fallen Officers
Police Officer Christopher Delong Jr
Police Officer Christopher DeLong Jr. was shot and killed responding to a domestic disturbance near the 900 block of Hazelwood Road, in the Southeast...
Master Deputy Sheriff Jillian Olson
Master Deputy Sheriff Jillian Olson drowned during an underwater training exercise on Lake Murray. Master Deputy Olson had served with the Lexington...
Police Officer Don Dj Keller
Police Officer DJ Keller was killed in a head-on collision during the pursuit of a driver who sped away from a traffic stop. Around 4:56 p.m., when...
Trooper First Class Dennis Ricks
Trooper Dennis Ricks succumbed to injuries he received when he was struck by a truck during a traffic stop on August 10, 2025. Around 2:00 a.m.,...
K9 Sam
K9 Sam succumbed to heat stroke after suffering a medical emergency while training. Temperatures were registering over 100 degrees in the shade. As...
Deputy Sheriff Devin Mason
Deputy Sheriff Devin Mason was shot and killed while responding to a call on Old Timers Court in Darlington County. At 1:30 a.m., Deputy Mason and...
Deputy Sheriff Nathaniel Ansay
Deputy Sheriff Nate Ansay was killed in a vehicle crash on State Highway 301 in Effingham around 4:20 p.m. Deputy Ansay was traveling northbound on...
K9 Bum I
K9 Bumi was shot and killed while apprehending a juvenile fleeing from a stolen car after a short pursuit. At 2:30 a.m., deputies pursued a stolen...
K9 Kodak
K9 Kodak succumbed to injuries he sustained while tracking a fleeing suspect on October 5, 2024. A driver in a stolen vehicle fled from deputies in...
K9 Mikka
K9 Mikka died after her handler's patrol car caught fire during an intense shootout with a wanted subject along Una Road, near Ashland-Stokes Bridge...
Police Officer Christopher Delong Jr
Police Officer Christopher DeLong Jr. was shot and killed responding to a domestic disturbance near the 900 block of Hazelwood Road, in the Southeast...
Deputy Sheriff Betty Jean Uriegas
Deputy Sheriff Betty Uriegas succumbed to injuries she received in a single-vehicle crash on August 17, 1994, around 2:15 a.m. While on patrol on...
Deputy Sheriff Burlie W Duvall III
Deputy Sheriff Burlie Duvall was killed at a crash scene on Route 460 west of Cabin Field Road, in Campbell County, at approximately 5:33 p.m. He...
Police Officer Austin Zade Abdelnab I
Police Officer Zade Abdelnabi was shot and killed responding to a call regarding an armed subject at the 4500 block of East Tropicana Avenue in Las...
Director Of Public Safety Joseph Allen Scheid
Director of Public Safety Joseph Scheid passed away while exercising at the Coldwater Public Safety Building at 57 Division Street in Coldwater...
Master Deputy Sheriff Jillian Olson
Master Deputy Sheriff Jillian Olson drowned during an underwater training exercise on Lake Murray. Master Deputy Olson had served with the Lexington...
Town Marshal Brad Fisher
Town Marshal Brad Fisher was killed assisting in the pursuit of a stolen vehicle on U.S. 36 near Lynn at approximately 8:30 a.m. Early Wednesday...
Deputy Sheriff Adam Heitman
Deputy Sheriff Adam Heitman died from a medical emergency after apprehending a fleeing felon during an arrest attempt. The Creek County Sheriff’s...
Deputy Us Marshal Michael Andrew Hanson
Deputy United States Marshal Drew Hanson was shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant for a fugitive on Rutland Road in Alexandria, Louisiana...
Sergeant Scott Ries
Sergeant Scott Ries was shot and killed responding to a call near 90 Chippewa Trail in Rittman at approximately 9:30 p.m. After receiving a call...
