For over 150 years, the Sumter Police Department has been serving the citizens of Sumter, South Carolina on the solid foundation of public trust and safety. Sumter PD officers serve a 40,000-strong town and are committed to treating all in our vibrant community fairly and with respect. We are a CALEA accredited agency and maintain their gold standard of serving and protecting our communities.
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'Tis porch pirate season. Here's some suggestions to protect your deliveries:
📦 Track packages to know an approximate date and time of a delivery.
📦 Schedule deliveries to be made when someone is home.
📦 Require a signature.
📦 Make arrangements with a relative, friend or neighbor for prompt pickup.
📦 Ship to your work place or other secure location.
📦 Ship to a delivery site. Some shipping companies have designated locations with package lockers.
📦 Install a package locker on your porch.
If you notice activity in your neighborhood that is out of the ordinary, notify law enforcement immediately. If possible, provide the time, location, direction of travel, descriptions of people and/or vehicles, etc.
The Sumter Police Department can be reached at 803-436-2700.
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It also helps if UPS USPS and FedEx would leave the packages in a better less obvious location like we ask.
ON THE JOB. CONNECTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY: Sumter PDs Traffic Unit officers stay busy during the course of a work day. From traffic control and enforcement, responding to non-traffic-related calls for service to assisting Sumter's youngest residents cross the street at the end of a school day, these officers help keep things moving.
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To learn more about the Sumter Police Department, go to sumterpd.com.
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Thank you for your service.
UPDATE (9:57 a.m. today): Givens was located and is safe.
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RUNAWAY: Officers and family members are working to find Tayon Givens, 16.
Givens walked off from his John Street home at about 12:15 this morning and has not returned. It is possible Givens may have gotten a ride after leaving.
He is 6 feet tall and weighs about 170 lbs. A clothing description was not available.
If you see him or know where he is, please call the Sumter Police Department at 803-436-2700. Always dial 911 in an emergency.
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UPDATE (9:57 a.m. today): Givens was located and is safe.
SOS - Missing Persons has shared this missing persons post in the hopes that it may help to find Tayon.
So happy to know he is safe . You are loved Young King.. ♥️🙏🏾
Praying for his safety & his return home🙏🏼
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾praying he is found safe and returns home
Praise the Lord he's safe!
Praying
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Watch out for online scams during the holiday shopping season.
Here's some tips fromSC Department of Consumer Affairsfairs....
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As the holiday season gets underway, please include on your shopping list a new toy for a local child.
The Sumter Police Department hopes to Cram-a-Cruiser full of new, unwrapped toys from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. each Saturday beginning Nov. 29 and ending Dec. 13 in front of Walmart on Broad Street.
Help us make sure no child in our community goes without. Held annually in partnership with the Salvation Army, toys collected will be distributed to Sumter families in time for Christmas morning.
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Being a Police Officer in a CALEA Accredited Department means you belong to an agency that is committed to following best practice standards developed by federal, state, and local law enforcement executives through comprehensive research. This is one of the most successful methods for reaching administrative and operational goals, while also providing direction to personnel.
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) was created in 1979 as a credentialing authority through the joint efforts of law enforcement’s major executive associations:
SPECIFICALLY, CALEA’S GOALS ARE TO:
