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GREER POLICE DEPARTMENT From February 2016

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TV airs unsolved triple murder at Blue Ridge Savings
FEB 27, 2016

A poster still hangs at the Greer Police Department asking for information to the unsolved triple-murder and bank robbery at Blue Ridge Savings Bank in Greer.  

The Blue Ridge Savings Bank case, an unsolved triple homicide that took place more than a dozen years ago in Greer, will be profiled Thursday morning on television in the Greenville market.

“Crime Watch Daily”, a show that highlights top crime stories in the U.S., will air the episode at 9 a.m. on WMYA channel 40.

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Greer police adding bulletproof safety features to facilities
FEB 25, 2016

Greer Police Chief Dan Reynolds is adding another layer of preventive protection at the police department, courthouse and magistrate's court with bulletproof glass, windows, drywalls and a steel door.    

The Greer Police Department and Municipal Court will get stronger bulletproof glass and the Tryon Recreation Center will get a new roof thanks to the two bids together coming slightly under budget.

City Council may well have approved bulletproofing regardless as all department heads and council seemed pleased with the budget implications.

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Treasury labels Greer an 'extreme hot spot' for scammers
FEB 25, 2016

Treasury labels Greer an 'extreme hot spot' for scammers

Greer has been labeled an "extreme hot spot" by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Inspector General for a high number of individuals reporting that they received calls from scammers claiming to be from the Department of the Treasury.

“We are getting reports through email that Greer has become an extreme ‘hot spot’ for these scammers,” said Patrick Parsons from the Office of Inspector General

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Story time readers give special attention to children at Little Me Academy
FEB 18, 2016

Jeff Randolph, of Randolph Group and developer of O'Neal Village, had children participating in his Dr. Seuss story.    

Three special guests visited the children at Little Me Academy in Greer on Thursday morning.

Officer John Saunders of the Greer Police Department, Miss Greater Easley Teen 2016 Sarah Finleyson, and Jeff Randolph of the Randolph Group, who developed O'Neal Village in Blue Ridge, paid a visit for a special story time and delighted the youngsters with some classic children's tales.

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810 pounds of medication collected by police
FEB 12, 2016

Unwanted medications, prescription or over the counter, may be dropped off at the Greer Police Department at 102 S. Main Street and placed in the

Operation Medicine Cabinet accounted for 810 pounds of medication either turned into the Greer Police Department and two sponsored events in 2015, according to Greer Police Chief Dan Reynolds.

Reynolds gave his annual police department report to City Council on Tuesday.

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Police: S. Main Street crossing opening Friday morning
FEB 11, 2016

CSX railroad notified the Greer Police Department that all crossings in the City of Greer should be open by 8 a.m. Friday.  

• CSX closing S. Main Street

CSX railroad notified the Greer Police Department that all crossings in the City of Greer should be open by 8 a.m. Friday, according to Lt. Jim Holcombe.

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Greer police use force to comply with Taser ruling
FEB 10, 2016

The Greer Police Department has requested a simulation featuring non-use of Tasers/stun guns for officers to train on the Firearms Training System (FATS) interactive simulator (above) acquired by the department last year.  

Greer police had to physically take down a subject, foregoing use of a Taser, when he resisted arrest last week, Greer Police Chief Dan Reynolds said at City Council Tuesday night.

“We had to take down the suspect without using a Taser,” Reynolds told GreerToday.com. “I’m afraid we will have to put more hands on than we had in the past, which could result in injury.”

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Police annual report on council's agenda
FEB 9, 2016

Another big crowd is expected at City Council tonight with recognition of Black History Month Essay winners and Greer Police Chief Dan Reynolds presenting his department's annual report.    

• Tonight's agenda.

The safest place in Greer this evening will be City Hall.

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Greer Police K9s Boss and Stryker to get body armor
FEB 5, 2016

Greer Police K9s Boss and Stryker to get body armor

Greer Police Department K9’s, Boss and Stryker, will each receive a bullet and stab protective vest.

One protective vest for a law enforcement K9 is $1,050. Each vest has a value between $1,795 – $2,234 and a five-year warranty, and an average weight of 4-5 pounds.

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