North Charleston Police Department

North Charleston Cop in Confederate Boxers Says He was Fired for Being White

Officer Dildine (WCIV) NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A former North Charleston police officer says he was fired for being white after he posted a photo of himself in nothing but Confederate Flag boxers on his Facebook page. Shannon Dildine posted the photo five days after the racially motivated mass shooting at Emanuel AME. In a federal lawsuit, Dildine claims…

Community Input Stressed as DOJ Program’s Review of NCPD Kicks Off

Federal COPS program official Noble Wray discusses the process of assessment that the North Charleston police department will go through over the next two years. (WCIV) NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — With the Department of Justice’s review of the North Charleston Police Department officially underway Tuesday morning, federal officials said it would only be a matter of weeks before they…

Feds to Review Police Agency at Center of Walter Scott Case

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The North Charleston police department will become the latest law enforcement agency to undergo an official review by the U.S. Justice Department, a year after the fatal shooting of unarmed black motorist Walter Scott. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles said that he and other Justice Department officials would announce details of the comprehensive review during a news…