Whitmire Police Department - Whitmire, SC.
Posted by: BIO-HAZRD
N 34° 30.169 W 081° 36.884
17S E 443567 N 3818081
The Whitmire Police Dept. office is located in the town hall building.
Waymark Code: WMQ6BA
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2015
Views: 6
The Whitmire Police Dept. is located at 210 Main St. Inside town hall, Whitmire, SC. 29178.
The current Chief of Police is Jeremiah Sinclair.
The phone number is: 803-694-2121
The department Facebook page is at: (
visit link)
There has been one major event take place for this department since it was founded.
On Saturday May 19,1945 The Chief and Assistant Chief were both killed.
Chief Robert Rion Gilliam and Assistant Chief William Evans were shot and killed by the father of a man they had just arrested. The father came to the police station and demanded that the son be released. When the officers refused to release the son the father left and obtained a gun. The man returned to the police station and shot both officers, mortally wounding them. The officers were able to return fire and killed the suspect.
Information from:
Officer Down Memorial Page
(
visit link)