The Greer Police Department awarded officers with certificates and pins for years of service, safe driving and perfect attendance at last Saturday’s awards dinner.
It was the final awards ceremony conducted by retiring Greer Police Chief Dan Reynolds. Captain Matt Hamby was announced as the new police chief last week.
Matt Hamby was unanimously approved as the new Chief of Police for the Greer Police Department by Greer City Council Tuesday night.
Hamby, a captain with the GPD, will replace retiring police chief Dan Reynolds on March 31. Reynolds was police chief for 12 years.
The Greer Police Department has cleared a scene in downtown Greer around a suspicious suitcase.
The GPD responded to a suspicious suitcase tied to a pole at South Miller and Poinsett Street.
The Greer Police Department is turning to greater Greer citizens for assistance in the identification of a subject involved in an armed robbery that took place Tuesday around 8:30 p.m. at the Dollar General at 14165 East Wade Hampton Boulevard.
The subject, described by police as an older white male, with a black ball cap, black jacket and blue jeans entered the store carrying a silver handgun.
A Greer man has been charged with two counts of felony driving under the influence in a New Year’s Eve crash.
The crash occurred at East Wade Hampton Blvd. and North Main Street. Four vehicles were involved in the crash and four people were sent to the hospital, according to Holcombe. Greenville-bound traffic was closed due to the accident.
Trending: Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, Obituaries, Chon Restaurant, Allen Bennett Hospital