Police and Fire

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.

The Wellford Police Department joined Santa Claus and the Startex Fire Department to deliver Christmas gifts to area children on Monday.

(Note: All information contained in the following was taken directly from the official incident reports filed by the City of Greer Police Department. All suspects are to be considered innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.)

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.

On December 3, the Tigerville Fire Department presented awards to their dedicated workers.

“Overall, everyone who was presented with an award was due to their commitment to the department and their personal excellence,” said Assistant Chief Daniel Hanson.

The award for Most Training Hours went to Firefighter Zachery Ellis.

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.