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The P&C posted the article detailing the sentencing of the dirtbag that struck and killed my friend Dawn Tillman last year. MONCKS CORNER ” A Goose Creek man was sentenced to eight years in prison for leaving the scene of a crash that killed off-duty Berkeley County Deputy Dawn Tillman last year. Michael Murray, 34, [...]

Brian Nelson, the driver who killed BCSO Deputy Wright and SPD Officer Bell waived his parole hearing yesterday. He was eligible for parole only four years into his sentence, though now he has a hearing every year. The loss of these two officers was tragic, not only because the man that struck and killed them [...]

Deputy Sheriff Darral Keith Lane Richland County Sheriff’s Department South Carolina End of Watch: Friday, December 14, 2007 Cause: Heart attackBiographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: 1 year, 10 months Badge Number: Not availableDeputy Darral Lane suffered a fatal heart attack following a vehicle pursuit and apprehension of two suspects in a suspicious [...]

    Constable Robert Lee Bailey South Carolina State Constable South Carolina End of Watch: Monday, May 14, 2007Biographical Info Age: 67 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Monday, May 14, 2007 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Five suspects in custodyConstable [...]

I attended Dawn’s funeral today. Initially I didn’t want to, I didn’t want to have to deal with the sadness that funerals bring-much less one of a friend-but I went anyway. I caught a ride with one of our police officers, Sgt Milks, who was going to the service and then returning back to work, [...]