Police receive new patrol cars

Honea Path Police Department receives new, modernized patrol cars, officials say

USA. THIS IS CAROLYN, NIGEL WYFF. NEWS FOUR AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. INTENSE HEAT IS BACK INTO THE AREA. WE'RE BACK IN THE HIGH 90S, AND I'LL SHOW YOU THE STORM CHANCES IN A WEEK AGO, A NEWS OF MISSED JURY DUTY AND AN ARREST WARRANT CAUSED PANIC THROUGH THIS HOUSE. I'M MAYA PAYTON FROM ANDERSON COUNTY. A WARNING TO THE COMMUNITY IN A FEW DAYS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING, BUT IT'S GOING TO STAY, PRETTY MUCH, FOR A FEW DAYS. DISCOLORIZED WATER CAUSES CONCERN IN PART OF THE UPSTATE AS OFFICIALS WORK ON A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. NEW: WE HAVE NEWS FOUR AT SIX. THE ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE GOT BIGGER THIS WEEK WHEN IT TOOK OVER THE BELTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE ASKED THE SHERIFF WHAT THESE CHANGES MEAN FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING IN BELTON. BUT WE'LL START WITH THE WEATHER TONIGHT AT 6:00 PM. SEVERAL LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR IMPACT DAYS ARE FORECAST AS IT GETS HOTTER AGAIN. FIRST WEATHER DAY IS TOMORROW. CHIEF METEOROLOGY CHRIS JUSTUS IS HERE, AND CHRIS, IN ADDITION TO TEMPERATURES, YOU ALSO FOLLOW THE TROPICS. YES, BOTH ARE GETTING HOTTER. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MID TO UPPER 90S HERE AT HOME, AND BARREL IS STILL A BIG CAT 4 DAY. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THE LATEST ON THIS STORM IS THAT IT IS DIRECTLY OVER JAMAICA. IT'S MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH. THE WINDS ARE HOLDING RIGHT AT 140 MPH. THE GUSTS ARE EVEN PRETTER AT TIMES. RIGHT NOW. GOING FORWARD, THE CAYMAN ISLANDS WILL HAVE A ROUGH NIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN FROM COZUMEL TO CANCUN. COULD HAVE SOME IMPACTS ALONG THE WAY. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THIS STORM. IF WE LOOK CLOSER AT THAT EYEWALL. SO CLOSE, IF NOT, IT'S GOING TO MAKE LANDSHOW IN JAMAICA RIGHT NOW. OH FUCK! A ROUGH, ROUGH DAY FOR THE FOLKS THERE. THIS TRACK IS HEADING WEST WHERE IT WILL MAKE LANDSHOW BETWEEN COZUMEL AND CANCUN AS A CATEGORY 2. THEN IT WILL WEAKER A LITTLE. THEN A TROPICAL STORM. THEN IT WILL BE A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE AGAIN AS IT APPROACHES LANDING OVER MEXICO. SOUTH TEXAS WILL GET SOME RAIN IN THE TIME, BUT WE ARE NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE. WE HAVE HIGH PRESSURE. THE PRESSURE IS CONTROLLED, LEADING TO A MAJOR HIGH PRESSURE OVER US THAT WILL LEAVE US HOT, AND A MAJOR HIGH PRESSURE DOME WILL LEAD TO A BUILDING HEAT WAVE IN THE COMING DAYS. THE LOW 30S WILL BECOME TEMPERATURES OVER 95. I'M GOING TO TIME IT FOR YOU IN A FEW MOMENTS AND SHOW YOU THE HOTTEST DAY FOR YOUR CITY. CHRIS. THANKS. JUST LIKE THIS, A JEWELRY SCAM CONTINUES TO CAUSE PROBLEMS ACROSS THE UPSTATE. JUST LIKE THIS, PEOPLE IN ANDERSON COUNTY ARE TELLING THEIR STORIES AFTER ALMOST BEING A VICTIM. OUR MAYA PAYTON JOINS US NOW WITH MORE FROM MAYA. YES, NIGEL AND CAROL. YOU KNOW, IT'S EASY TO SAY YOU WOULD NEVER FALL FOR A PHONE SCAM, BUT WHAT IF THEY KNEW YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND EVEN MORE, WHAT IF THEY USED THE NAMES OF POST OFFICERS YOU KNOW AND TRUST? A MOTHER OF TRIPLETS WHO ALL HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS? RECEIVED A TERRIFYING CALL. THE CALLER, WHO REPRESENTED HERSELF AS AND GAVE THE NAME OF A REAL ANDERSON POLICE OFFICER, GAIL PARISH, SAYS THE CALLER ALSO HAD HER PERSONAL INFORMATION. SUCH AS HER PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ADDRESS, BANK INFORMATION AND DRIVER'S LICENSE. GAIL SAYS WHO PRESENTED HIMSELF AS A POLICE OFFICER TOLD HER SHE MISSED JURY DUTY AND THERE WAS A WARRANT OUT FOR HER AND IF SHE DIDN'T PAY $3,000 SHE WOULD GO TO JAIL. SHE TRIED TO TELL THE CALLER SHE COULDN'T LEAVE HER KIDS TO MEET OR PAY THE MONEY BUT THEY STILL THREATENED THEM WITH JAIL. I STARTED CRYING. I CRYED TOWARDS THE END. YES BUT WHEN HE SAID AT 5 AM THEY ARE COMING TO ARREST HER. AND I TOLD HIM I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. I WAS CRYING AT THAT POINT. WELL, LUCKY, AFTER MORE QUESTIONS SHE FINALLY hung up to call the SHERIFF'S OFFICE DIRECTLY AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A SCAM. THE ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THEY WILL NEVER CALL YOU FOR FAILURE OF JURY DUTY. THEY WILL NOT DEMAND PAYMENTS OVER THE PHONE AND THEY WILL NOT ISSUE INDIVIDUAL NUMBERS. NOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE SCAMMERS DO NOT STICK TO THE SAME SCRIPT. THEY USE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES AND DIFFERENT MOTIVES AS WELL. SOME JUST WANT TO MEET YOU IN PERSON AND SOME JUST WANT YOUR MONEY. AND ANDERSON COUNTY, I'M MAYA PAYTON, WYFF NEWS FOUR. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU, MAYA. TONIGHT WE CONTINUE TO TRACK SEVERAL FATAL ACCIDENTS IN ANDERSON COUNTY. THEY HAPPENED THIS MORNING. THE FIRST HAPPENED AROUND FIVE NEAR BROWN ROAD AND TWIN LAKES DRIVE IN ANDERSON. POLICE OFFICERS SAY A MOPED HIT A SUV THAT WAS TURNING ONTO BROWN ROAD. THE CORONER SAYS NICHOLAS DOWIS DIED. THE CORONER SAYS DOWIS WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET. THE SECOND CASE WAS A HEAD-ON CRUISE WHICH LEFT A MAN DEAD. IT ALSO HAPPENED AROUND 5 NEAR EAST GREENVILLE STREET AND MCLEESE ROAD. THE CORONER SAYS QUINTARIUS HOLLOWAY WAS SPEEDING A SEDAN. HE CROSSED THE MEDIUM STREET AND CAME HEAD-ON WITH A WORK TRUCK. HE DIED AT THE SCENE. THE CORONIC SAYS IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT HOLLOWAY WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. A GREER MAN IS ACCUSED OF MAKING A BOMB THREAT AT PARTY HOSPITAL IN HENDERSONVILLE. AUTHORITIES SAY JAMES VIGIL IS ACCUSED OF MAKING A FALSE REPORT OF A DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 18. AUTHORITIES SAY VIGIL ACTED ALONE AND HOSPITAL STAFF AND PATIENTS WERE NEVER IN DANGER UNTIL SENECA, WHERE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A DRIVER WHO CRASHED HIS SUV AND SENDED A WOMAN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CHIEF SAID IT HAPPENED MONDAY NIGHT ON SOUTH SECOND STREET. WE WERE TOLD THE DRIVER WAS RACE AND DRIVING RECKLESSLY, LOST CONTROL AND HIT TWO SIGNS BEFORE HITTING INTO AN EMBALL. POLICE SAID THE DRIVER RAN AWAY, LEFT THE WOMAN IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEY SAY THE DRIVER HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. THE CITY OF GREENEVILLE IS BEING SUED BY FIVE PEOPLE WHO WERE ARRESTED DURING A PROTEST IN 2022. THE PROTEST TOOK PLACE NEAR ONE CITY PLAZA IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR AFTER THE SUPREME COURT OVERRULED THE ROE V. WADE RULING. THE FIVE ARRESTED ACCUSE THE CITY OF NEGLIGENCE, MISCONDUCT AND ABUSE OF POWER. WE HAVE RECEIVED A STATEMENT OR REACHED OUT TO THE CITY AND ARE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. FOR DAYS, PEOPLE LIVING IN VALHALLA HAVE BEEN REPORTING THAT THEIR WATER IS DISCOLORIZED, RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT THE WATER BEING SENT TO THEIR HOMES. SO OFFICIALS ARE APOLOGIZING FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THEY ARE WORKING ON A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. OUR REY LLERENA IS WITH US LIVE OUTSIDE CITY HALL WITH MORE DETAILS. RAY. THE CITY HAS TAKEN US OF THEIR LAST SIX MONTHS OF TEST RESULTS, WHICH THEY SAY ARE INCREDIBLE FOR DRINKING WATER, BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED AFTER IT COMES OUT. DIFFERENT COLORS LAST WEEK, PEOPLE BEGAN POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THE WATER WAS BROWN, SOMETIMES EVEN ORANGE. CITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY'VE SEEN FEWER REPORTS SINCE, BUT SOME PEOPLE SAY THE WATER IS STILL COMING OUT DISCOLORED. THE OWNER OF A DOWNTOWN CAFE SAYS HE HAS NOTICED THE WATER IS COMING OUT DISCOLORED, BUT HE HAS INSTALLED SEVERAL FILTERS TO MAKE SURE THE WATER IS CLEAR. HE SAYS HE IS CONFIDENT THE CITY IS DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO GET THINGS RIGHT. I'M SURE. UHMWHERE THAT EXPLAINS TO OUR CUSTOMERS, I PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH US. THE CITY ADMINISTRATION IS ASKING ANYONE WHO HAS DISCOLORIZED WATER TO REPORT IT ON THEIR WEBSITE SO A TEAM CAN TEST IT. THE ADMINISTRATION ALSO SAID THE UTILITIES DIRECTOR RESIGNED ON JUNE 24 BEFORE THE LATEST DISCOLORATION. THE CITY ADMINISTRATION SAID THEY ARE WORKING ON A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT TO IMPROVE THEIR PUMPING STATIONS. WATER AND SEWER LINES TO ENSURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. LIVE IN WALHALLA, REY LLERENA WYFF NEWS FOUR. TODAY SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER DECLARED HIS VETO OF FISCAL YEAR 20 2425 STATE BUDGET GOVERNOR MCMASTER ANNOUNCED IT CONTAINS A HISTORIC 292 PROPOSALS FROM HIS EXECUTIVE BUDGET. HOWEVER, THE GOVERNOR HAS EXECUTED 21 VETOES, TOTALING $2.3 MILLION, INCLUDING ONE PROVISION THAT PROHIBITS THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM FROM USING FUNDS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO PARIS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO GET THERE, AND OUR PARKS ARE OPEN TO THE PEOPLE, SO I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO PROVIDE MORE ACCESS. UHMWPE, PURPOSE OF THIS PROVISION. SO I'M GOING TO VETO THAT. GOVERNOR MCMASTER HAS HIGHLIGHTED INCOME TAX CUTS AND SALARY RAISES FOR TEACHERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. ER, TUITION FREE

Honea Path Police Department receives new, modernized patrol cars, officials say

The Honea Path Police Department is currently upgrading its patrol car fleet. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Evening Headlines) On Wednesday, July 3, HPPD officers picked up half of their new patrol car fleet with a new look and design. Across the Georgia border, HPPD used Buster Miles Chevy and Ford to upgrade its patrol car fleet. Buster Miles Chevy and Ford are known for upgrading a variety of police vehicles in Georgia and Alabama for local and state agencies.

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The Honea Path Police Department is in the process of modernizing its patrol car fleet.

(Video above: WYFF News 4 Evening Headlines)

On Wednesday, July 3, HPPD officers picked up half of their new fleet of patrol cars with a new look and design.