SC Trooper Investigated For Social Media Post Following Dallas Shooting

FITSNewsJuly 11, 2016July 11, 2016

by FITSNewsJuly 11, 2016July 11, 2016

FAIR? OR DISCRIMINATORY? A female highway patrol officer in South Carolina is being investigated for posting “controversial” comments to her Facebook page in the aftermath of...

More Nuclear Dumping In SC

FITSNewsMarch 22, 2016

by FITSNewsMarch 22, 2016

BATTLE SET TO RAGE OVER PLUTONIUM SHIPMENTS … Fourteen years ago the Savannah River Site (SRS) in rural Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell counties in South...

“Penny Tax” Scammer In Hot Water Over Felony DUI Charge

FITSNewsFebruary 28, 2016February 28, 2016

by FITSNewsFebruary 28, 2016February 28, 2016

KELVIN WASHINGTON ARRESTED AFTER RICHLAND COUNTY CAR CRASH Richland County, S.C. councilman Kelvin Washington was already facing beaucoup problems related to his role in a...

Donnie Myers Got Popped For DUI … Again

FITSNewsFebruary 23, 2016February 23, 2016

by FITSNewsFebruary 23, 2016February 23, 2016

S.C. Eleventh Circuit solicitor Donnie Myers has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence … again. Myers was popped in Lexington County after...

Letter: On “Predatory Policing”

FITSNewsJanuary 12, 2016January 12, 2016

by FITSNewsJanuary 12, 2016January 12, 2016

Dear Editor, As related to your stories about “predatory policing,” the police departments and officers receive awards for meeting certain DUI arrest levels (see links...

Coalition Building Against “Predatory Policing”

FITSNewsJanuary 12, 2016January 12, 2016

by FITSNewsJanuary 12, 2016January 12, 2016

LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS NEED TO PROTECT THEIR OFFICERS … AND THE PUBLIC Four-and-a-half years ago, this website broke a story that revealed one of law...

State Trooper Pay Raises Cause Controversy

FITSNewsSeptember 28, 2015September 28, 2015

by FITSNewsSeptember 28, 2015September 28, 2015

AGENCY UNDER FIRE FOR “RECRUITMENT” EFFORT || By FITSNEWS || A decision to give raises to entry-level S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP) troopers has caused controversy within the...

Letter: SC Law Enforcement “Fear-Mongering” On Medical Marijuana

FITSNewsSeptember 28, 2015

by FITSNewsSeptember 28, 2015

POLICE USE MISINFORMATION, INTIMIDATION TACTICS IN DEBATE Dear Editor: Last week, a subcommittee of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee met in Columbia to hear testimony...