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Saturday, April 27, 2013  The South Carolina Department of Public Safety and State Highway Patrol held their 25th annual Memorial Service for highway fatality victims Saturday.

Monday, March 04, 2013  The internal affairs chief for the South Carolina Department of Public Safety is suing the agency over his dismissal.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  It is National Child Passenger Safety Week for the month of September and parents and caregivers are attending safety seat check events in the Midlands.

Friday, July 27, 2012  The South Carolina Department of Public Safety has dedicated a memorial at its headquarters to the 50 highway patrolmen who have died in the line of duty.

Monday, February 13, 2012  Kurt Steffen, 30, of Summerville pled guilty today in federal court in Charleston to manufacturing and possessing with intent to distribute 100 or more marijuana plants.

Thursday, September 01, 2011  The last complaint made against the interim director of South Carolina's public safety agency was made more than a decade before the attorney general's office launched a review into new allegations against him.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011  Interim Department of Public Safety director Col. F. K. Lancaster Jr. told The Associated Press that the agency is waiting to hear from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about undergoing its four-week 287g training. He says an answer might take 18 months. The program effectively deputizes local law enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration laws.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  Governor Nikki Haley nominated Public Safety agency director Mark Keel to head the State Law Enforcement Division Wednesday.  Keel, who would still need Senate approval, will replace outgoing director Reggie Lloyd who announced in March that he planned to leave the agency before his term ended in January.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  The South Carolina Department of Public Safety held its sixth annual DUI Enforcement Recognition Ceremony acknowledging officers for their continued efforts to reduce drunk driving.  While the number of DUI tickets given in the state remains high, Director Mark Keel says it's a good/bad scenario.