South Carolina Department of Public Safety

SCDPS 2004 News Releases

• November 22, 2004 -- SCDPS TEAMS UP WITH BORDERING STATES, LOCAL JURISDICTIONS URGING SAFE THANKSGIVING TRAVEL
• November 19, 2004 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• November 18, 2004 -- HIGHWAY PATROL ACE TEAM SEIZES HEROIN IN TRAFFIC STOP WORTH $15 MILLION

• October 27, 2004 -- SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL MAKES CHANGES IN COMMAND STRUCTURE
• October 27, 2004 -- S.C. HIGHWAY PATROL TO INCREASE HALLOWEEN WEEKEND ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
• October 25, 2004 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: HIGHWAY PATROL NAMES E.W. COLLINS AS TROOP 5 CRO
• October 25, 2004 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• September 3, 2004 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• September 3, 2004 -- MEDIA ADVISORY SOUTH CAROLINA ABSORBING IMPACT OF MOTORISTS EVACUATING FROM FLORIDA

• August 19, 2004 -- MT. PLEASANT POLICE DEPARTMENT, DPS COMBINE TO BRING ADVANCE TRAINING TO LOWCOUNTRY
• August 6, 2004  -- HIGHWAY PATROL BEGINS SCHOOL BUS ENFORCEMENT EFFORT

• July 26, 2004 -- HIGHWAY PATROL ACE TEAM BEGINS SPECIAL MOTORCYCLE UNIT ENFORCEMENT IN DEADLIEST AREAS OF STATE
• July 16, 2004 -- SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL RELEASES FINDINGS IN I-26 INCIDENT INVOLVING ALICIA MAY GOODWIN
• July 02, 2004 -- SCDPS JOINS SEVEN SOUTHEASTERN STATES FOR “100 DAYS OF SUMMER HEAT” SPEED, ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT

• June 28, 2004 -- RICHARD L. RAY NAMED ACE TROOPER OF YEAR
• June 28, 2004 -- TOMMY E. MOORE NAMED TROOP 7 TROOPER OF YEAR
• June 28, 2004 -- BRADLEY NORRIS NAMED TROOP 5 TROOPER OF YEAR
• June 28, 2004 -- STEVE P. GRAINGER NAMED TROOP 6 TROOPER OF YEAR
• June 28, 2004 -- BRYAN MCDOUGALD NAMED TROOP 4 TROOPER OF YEAR
• June 28, 2004 -- BENJAMIN ALBRIGHT NAMED TROOP 3 TROOPER OF YEAR
• June 28, 2004 -- MICHAEL JONES NAMED TROOP 2 TROOPER OF YEAR
• June 28, 2004 -- DARREN WILSON NAMED SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPER OF YEAR

• May 18, 2004 -- HIGHWAY PATROL SECURES GRANT TO PAY FOR ENHANCED DUI ENFORCEMENT STATEWIDE
• May 17, 2004 -- SCDPS KICKS OFF BUCKLE UP, SOUTH CAROLINA
• May 12, 2004 -- HIGHWAY PATROL BEGINS ENFORCEMENT/EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON KEEPING TEENS SAFE ON THE HIGHWAYS
   
• May 7, 2004 -- SCDPS GEARS UP FOR “LIVE TO DRIVE” MOTORCYCLE SAFETY CAMPAIGN AS BIKE WEEK BEGINS

• April 23, 2004 -- HIGHWAY PATROL TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN DISCOVERY OF TWO METH LABS

• January 02, 2004 -- PRELIMINARY NUMBERS INDICATE DECLINE IN FATALITIES FOR 2003; NEW YEAR STARTS OUT DEADLY ON HIGHWAYS