FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DPS PROMOTES MOORE TO MAJOR
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announced that Napoleon “Nick” Moore has been promoted to the rank of Major with the State Transport Police. The promotion was effective October 17.
“Maj. Moore has proven in his 20 years in law enforcement that he is more than capable of handling this very important assignment,” said Col. Ana Amos, commanding officer of the State Transport Police. Moore’s promotion places him second in command of STP.
A native of Cheraw, South Carolina, Moore currently lives in Columbia with his wife Ethel. He is the father of two sons, Quinton and Donovan and a daughter, Adrian. A member of First Northeast Baptist Church, Moore graduated from Cheraw High School in 1980 and attended Benedict College.
After spending one year with Chesterfield Sheriff’s Department, Moore joined the South Carolina Highway Patrol in 1984. Ten years later, in 1994, Moore transferred to the State Transport Police.
Thousands of large trucks -- transporting everything from livestock to hazardous materials -- roll across South Carolina highways every day. The South Carolina State Transport Police, a division of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, is charged with making sure those trucks reach their destinations safely. STP keeps commercial motor vehicle drivers and the motoring public safe by enforcing traffic laws and federal and state size and weight requirements for large trucks. More than 100 highly trained officers and civilian personnel work roadside enforcement and at weigh stations using sophisticated technology to ensure safety on our highways.
The State Transport Police was created in 1993 as part of state government restructuring. STP works closely with the Highway Patrol, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and other state and federal law enforcement agencies helping to keep our highways safe. State Transport Police officers receive some of the most specialized training in law enforcement on state and federal laws regulating motor carriers and use some of the most sophisticated technology available.
