CPD Distributes Greg's Groceries and Warm Coats to Displaced Residents On January 18, over 400 residents from Allen Benedict Court, a housing complex in Columbia, were displaced after a gas leak...
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Local Midlands Police Departments, including the Columbia Police Department, Lexington Police Department, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, Richland County Sheriff’s Department, and Forest Acres Police Department, in partnership with Serve & Connect, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers’ Association and the SC Police Chief’s Association, donated over 3,000 lbs. of food…
In response to the tragic loss of Officer Terrence Carraway and fellow six officers injured, Serve and Connect, with the support SC Law Enforcement Officers Association, the SC Police Chiefs Association, and SC Law Enforcement Assistance Program, asks the community for their support. Serve & Connect is facilitating two Go…
Wow! Our Third Annual Knight of Honor Gala was truly a knight to remember. It was an incredible evening filled with community, live entertainment, delicious food and drink, and plenty of heroes. It was our distinct honor and privilege to be able to recognize and award many of these heroes…
“Many times, the guys on the road are called to assist with incidents that they never receive training for. The removal of these snakes was highly dangerous.” Meet Master Deputy Renaldo Cropp with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. When a call came through from the dispatcher involving a situation…
“To help people. It’s that simple. This is a great way to do it.” Meet Patrol Officer Karen DeVors from the Camden Police Department. She’s been with the Camden Police Department for a little over a year, but has spent a total of 7 years in law enforcement. Her…
With 37 years spent in law enforcement—beginning as a deputy sheriff in Fairfield County and working his way up to Chief Deputy in the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office—Investigator Keith Lewis brings a lot of experience to his work in the Sixth Circuit Solicitor’s Office. “Investigator Lewis does his job with…
“I was in an abusive relationship in high school and I went through a really hard time. I never pressed charges; I never had an advocate. I feel like if I can get the word out to young people, maybe there will be a young girl out there that wouldn’t…
Throughout Charleston County, you’ll find numerous individuals who are inspired by and who believe in Sergeant Harold Phillips, who works in the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. Numerous nominations came in for Sergeant Phillips and all of them spoke about what a caring and outstanding individual that he is and that…
From his volunteer work throughout the community to the work he does daily as a Captain with the Columbia Metro Airport Department of Public Safety, Captain Torian Roseboro is always going above and beyond for his community. He’s been on the police side of things since 2012, but his life…
History
BY MELISSA ANDREWS A dark shadow was cast on the gloomy afternoon of Sat., Oct. 3, 2015. A dark yet still somehow beautiful shadow created by the blue uniforms of hundreds of police officers solemnly marching down Devine Street on their way to the funeral of a hometown hero. It…
by Jamal Goss Thursday, December 14th 2017 COLUMBIA, SC (WACH)– There’s a legacy that lives through the wife of a fallen hero. She recognizes its importance. In 2015 Kassy Alia’s husband, Gregory was killed in the line of duty. He was an officer with the Forest Acres Police Department. She’s…
BY CLIF LEBLANC cleblanc@thestate.com The man who shot a Forest Acres police officer in the head, killing him, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without any chance of parole. Jarvis Hall, 36, admitted his guilt in a Richland County courtroom in the slaying of Greg Alia, a new father…
BY GLEN LUKE FLANAGAN gflanagan@thestate.com Friday marks one year since Forest Acres police officer Greg Alia was shot and killed while responding to a suspicious person call at Richland Mall. Then came the deadly flood in October. Amid the chaos, the young officer’s wife, Kassy Alia, worked to honor his memory by…
by Allen Wallace October 1, 2017 Alia and Heroes in Blue, the organization she founded in memory of her husband Greg, a Forest Acres police officer, hosted a day of remembrance and call for compassionate action Saturday, the second anniversary of Greg’s death. “We are coming together to hear different voices…
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I was deeply honored to be asked to speak here today and also deeply humbled. I felt this tremendous responsibility to craft a message that spoke to the message of...
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COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) – This month’s Jefferson Award winner is leading the movement to help give back to the police community. Kassy Alia’s husband, Greg, was killed in the line of duty in Sept. of 2015. Since then Alia created the Serve and Protect organization and helps not only give…
BY AVERY G. WILKS awilks@thestate.com May 07, 2016 COLUMBIA, SC The tender moments and parenting milestones are often Kassy Alia’s alone to savor. When 1-year-old Sal Alia said his first word – “dog” – this winter, Kassy wished her husband could have been there. It was the same when Sal…
BY MELISSA ANDREWS Every year, Central Carolina Community Foundation and Columbia Metropolitan Magazine partner to honor people in our community who are making a difference. This year, three individuals and one company have been selected, and they are each extraordinary in their own right, having found a calling to help…
COLUMBIA, SC As the wife of a police officer, I felt the polarization in our nation grow wider and wider with each negative story that came out involving police. Either you supported police or you didn’t. The voices of those who didn’t were like a stabbing knife when my husband,…
By Angie Jackson ajackson@postandcourier.com Aug 13, 2017 COLUMBIA — For more than a year after her husband was gunned down in the line of duty, Kassy Alia couldn’t even say the suspect’s name. She didn’t look at his mugshot. Avoidance was her survival tactic. Greg Alia, a Forest Acres police…
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In mid-January, a Columbia Police Department officer approached an occupied car in a parking lot at 3 a.m. He did not expect what he was about to discover. A family...
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By Amanda Shaw and Sarah Danik Mar 19, 2016 GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) – Kassy Alia understands all too well the pain of losing a spouse in law enforcement. Her husband, Greg Alia, was a Forest Acres police officer fatally shot inside Richland Mall in September 2015. Alia, 32, served on the…
By Raven Bouie, Sierra Hancock, and Amanda Shaw Oct 24, 2017 GREENVILLE, SC (AP) – An Upstate man was ticketed in connection with a collision that killed an SC Highway Patrol trooper in October after investigators say he fell asleep just prior to the accident. Sergeant Jimmy Bolt said the…
December 22, 2017 Allen Wallace An unmarked black SUV arrived suddenly at Park North Apartments in Lexington Thursday evening, with its siren wailing and lights flashing. It was greeted by excited children laughing and shouting, knowing that it was bringing Santa Claus. A similar scene played out in the Latimer…
BY CATHERINE MUCCIGROSSO cmuccigrosso@heraldonline.com January 16, 2018 YORK COUNTY York County residents or others wanting to help after four law enforcement officers were shot in York County can make donations to a Go Fund Me page or a South State Bank account. Four York County police officers were shot in a gunfight during…
BY SUSAN ARDIS sardis@thestate.com December 05, 2017 Heroes in Blue has announced the participation of 40 local restaurants in support of their Feed an Officer campaign, a day where the community can show their appreciation of law enforcement by providing lunch at one of the restaurants. Through Sunday, Dec. 10,…
