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The town has been without a Police Chief since October 2020
Apr 14, 2021 12:10 AM EDT
Image: Town of Pine Ridge Newly hired Police Chief, Andre “T” Williams swears in Officer Patrick Swanson returning from deployment
Lexington, SC (WOLO) The Town of Pine Ridge once again has a Police Chief. Andre’ “T” Williams is the town’s first Police Chief in 5 months.
Chief Williams was officially sworn into office during a Tuesday evening town council meeting.
Williams is an Army veteran, who graduated from Claflin University. He has served as Police Chief before, most recently in Kingstree.
Williams says he is ready to turn the near-non existent department around. Pine Ridge’s Former Police Chief and the rest of the officers resigned in October of 2020. One officer was also sworn into office Tuesday evening, Patrick Swanson is returning to the department after a deployment.
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Hoping to catch some of the success seen in municipalities across the country, the Jamestown Police Department on Monday announced it is establishing a security camera registry.
The program will give police access to a list of participating residents and business owners with cameras. The registry is voluntary and, according to Chief Timothy Jackson, allows officers “to be more efficient” during investigations whereas such searches for potential video following crimes currently require door-to-door canvasses.
JPD noted in a statement Monday that registering a security camera would not give the department live access or access to review previously recorded footage without a member of the department first making contact.
Were These the Fingerprints of a Terrorist?
Biometric data led President Trump to pardon an American soldier convicted of killing Afghan civilians. What if the data was wrong?
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By Annie Jacobsen
Ms. Jacobsen, a reporter who has written books about the C.I.A. and the Pentagon, is the author of the forthcoming “First Platoon,” from which this essay is adapted.
Jan. 9, 2021
Four years ago this month, Donald Trump invited Sean Hannity to the White House for one of his first sit-down interviews as president.
“Let me ask you about the power of the pardon, which is absolute for a president,” Mr. Hannity said to Mr. Trump. He brought up Clint Lorance, an Army first lieutenant who ordered his platoon to shoot three unarmed motorcycle riders in Afghanistan, in July 2012, killing two of them (the third escaped unharmed). A military court had found him guilty of second-degree murder and he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Mr. Hannity suggested he wa
Jan 1, 2021
A day normally reserved for a ceremony symbolic of new beginnings will take place in a more subdued way as Chautauqua County’s elected officials ring in 2021.
Incumbent Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel and District Attorney-elect Jason Schmidt will both be sworn in to serve their terms in a private ceremonies today to adhere to COVID-19 regulations and guidelines.
A former legislator and legislature chairman, Wendel, R-Lakewood, carried 72% of the vote in the Nov. 3 special election to fill the final year of George Borrello’s term as county executive. He became the first county executive to be appointed by the county Legislature last January after Borrello was elected to the state Senate. A full, four-year term will be up for election in November.
County Executive PJ Wendel, left, and District Attorney-elect Jason Schmidt
A day normally reserved for a ceremony symbolic of new beginnings will take place in a more subdued way as Chautauqua County’s elected officials ring in 2021.
Incumbent Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel and District Attorney-elect Jason Schmidt will both be sworn in to serve their terms in a private ceremonies today to adhere to COVID-19 regulations and guidelines.
A former legislator and legislature chairman, Wendel, R-Lakewood, carried 72% of the vote in the Nov. 3 special election to fill the final year of George Borrello’s term as county executive. He became the first county executive to be appointed by the county Legislature last January after Borrello was elected to the state Senate. A full, four-year term will be up for election in November.