âItâs a very sad timeâ: Law enforcement community mourns loss of three officers in 12 days
Law enforcement community mourns loss of three officers in 12 days By Patrick Lloyd | January 13, 2021 at 4:47 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 9:13 PM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - In the first 12 days of 2021, the Grand Strand and Pee Dee lost three law enforcement officers in the line of duty.
The first death came on New Yearâs Day when Sgt. Gordon Best with the North Myrtle Beach Department of Public Safety lost control of his patrol car on the wet roadways of U.S. 17 and crashed into a utility pole. He died on scene.
SkyWheel to be lit blue in honor of fallen Horry County police officer The Myrtle Beach SkyWheel is set to stay closed until Feb. 4 for winter maintenance. (Source: WMBF News) By WMBF News Staff | January 13, 2021 at 2:26 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 2:26 PM LCpl. Melton Fox Gore was killed in the line of duty Tuesday night along Highway 22. (Source: Horry County Government)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – The Myrtle Beach SkyWheel will be lit in blue Wednesday night in honor of an Horry County officer who was killed in the line of duty.
Horry County Police LCpl. Melton Gore was killed Tuesday night when he was hit by a car while removing debris from the roadway near the intersection of Highway 22 and Highway 31, according to authorities.
Family, colleagues say final goodbye to fallen Marion County deputy
Family, colleagues say final goodbye to fallen Marion County deputy By WMBF News Staff | January 13, 2021 at 11:47 AM EST - Updated January 13 at 8:44 PM Marion County Sheriff s Deputy Jonathan Price (Source: Marion County Sheriff s Office)
MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - As the list of names of fallen law enforcement personnel painfully grows locally, friends, family and the community came together to say their final goodbye to a Pee Dee deputy.
Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Price’s funeral was held Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of Dillon. He was laid to rest after the funeral.
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Jan 7, 2021 6:16 PM EST
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A South Carolina deputy died in the line of duty Wednesday night. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Jonathan Price died in a crash on Maiden Down Road.
The Coroner’s Office says the driver of the other car was also killed. Price had served with the department since September. He leaves behind a wife and three small children.