Police and Fire

Brian Harris

Service Spotlight

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Battalion Chief and Emergency Medical Technician at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Fire Department, Brian Harris started his career early. Ever since, he’s been a faithful member of the fire service community. He has been at GSP FD for 27 years.
 
Greer Police Chief Matt Hamby, center, accepted the 2022 SCLEOA Excellence in Law Enforcement Award at a recent ceremony in Myrtle Beach.

GPD receives state award

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The South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association (SCLEOA) held its annual awards ceremony Dec. 8-10 in Myrtle Beach, giving away the crime prevention award, the officer of the year award, the citizen of the year award and the excellence in law enforcement award.

One dead in TR fire

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Around 7 a.m. on December 18, the North Greenville Fire Department was dispatched to the 5600 block of Locust Hill Road in Travelers Rest, where they found one man dead.

The Greenville County Coroner’s Office reported that Leon McDaniel, 76, died from smoke inhalation and thermal burns.

John Dalton Hall Jr.

Service Spotlight

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Lieutenant John Dalton Hall Jr. of Simpsonville is an Emergency Medical Technician at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. While he adores his job today, it wasn’t the fire trucks that caught his attention as a teenager. It was something far more subtle. 
 
Wellford police officers Jacob Crow and Phillip Torrey were recently recognized for their peaceful resolution to a domestic violence call. Pictured, from left, are: Officer Crow, Chief David Green, Sergeant Torrey, and Lieutenant Kevin Cochran.

Wellford officers earn awards

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Two Wellford Police Department officers have been honored with the Life Saver award following their resolution of a 2022 domestic violence incident.

Last June, Officer Jacob Crow and Sergeant Phil Torrey got a call regarding a boyfriend refusing to leave his girlfriend’s home. The two officers arrived on scene shortly thereafter.

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