The police force resigned. Then the mayor died. This SC town is reeling — and wondering what's next.
The town of McColl, South Carolina, is dealing with the sudden death of Mayor George Garner in a car crash just days after its entire police force resigned.
Mayor of SC town where entire police force resigned dies in pursuit, coroner says
The news of his death comes after residents were notified last week that the small town would be without a police force after the entire department resigned.
Mayor Dies in Police Chase Days After Entire Force Resigns
McColl Mayor George Garner II collided with an 18-wheeler during a chase with county police, days after the town’s entire force resigned.
This rural SC town is ready for something to change after its entire police force resigned
It's not the first time this rural South Carolina town has been abandoned by the police department. Community members say town leaders should stop interfering.
S.C. town’s entire police force resigns: ‘I’m going to go where I’m celebrated'
More details are coming to light following the resignation of one Pee Dee town’s entire police force. McColl Police Chief Bob Hale broke his silence on Thursday confirming he was resigning just over a year after taking over the top cop role for the McColl Police Department.
Days after entire police force resigns, McColl mayor dead in vehicle crash
DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — McColl Mayor George Garner died in a two-vehicle crash on Cashua Ferry Road, Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee told News13 Tuesday night.
S.C. town’s former police chief takes new job after he, entire force resign
BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (WMBF) - The former police chief of a South Carolina town now without a police force has a new job. Records from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy state former McColl Police Chief Bob Hale is now an officer with the Bennettsville Police Department.
Days after entire police department resigns, mayor of SC town dies in crash
Garner told ABC-affiliated WCIV that the town was in a difficult situation. According to WCIV, the McColl Police Department had six different chiefs in the last four years, citing significant instability. Police Chief Bob Hale attributed his resignation to treatment by a town council member, WCIV reported.
Entire police force resigns leaving residents worried for their safety
“Say if someone were stabbed or shot or whatever. Without police enforcement, they would have to come from the sheriff’s office in Bennettsville,” Groom said. “We’re talking 10 or 15 minutes and someone could possibly expire in that amount of time. Without police enforcement, it’s definitely a bad situation.”
Entire South Carolina Police Department Resigns
Citing alleged "harrassment" by a member of McColl's town council, the police chief and his four officers resigned en masse.
South Carolina mayor dies in crash while being ‘pursued’ by deputy, just days after his police force quit
McColl Mayor George Garner II died in a vehicle crash in Mechanicsville just days after his town's entire police force resigned, officials say.
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McColl, SC Police Department Faces Mass Resignation Over Alleged Hostile Work Environment
The town of McColl has been left without a police force after Police Chief Bob Hale and all four of his officers resigned, citing harassment, b ...
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Mayor of small SC town killed in car crash days after town’s entire police force resigned
The crash came days after published reports indicated the entire police force in McColl had recently resigned. S.C.