For over 150 years, the Sumter Police Department has been serving the citizens of Sumter, South Carolina on the solid foundation of public trust and safety. Sumter PD officers serve a 40,000-strong town and are committed to treating all in our vibrant community fairly and with respect. We are a CALEA accredited agency and maintain their gold standard of serving and protecting our communities.
DRIVER ALERT: A portion of Kingsbury Drive between Stadium Road and Brigatine Drive will be closed Monday.
A detour will be in place during the closure.
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EVENT ROAD CLOSURE: Main Street from Liberty to Law Range and Hampton Street from South Sumter to Harvin will close at 7 a.m. Saturday for Oktoberfest preparation and activities and will reopen at 7 a.m. Sunday.
Access to Hyatt Hotel and Prisma Health Tuomey Emergency Room will remain open.
Oktoberfest is from 5 until 9 p.m. with the afterparty ending at midnight Saturday.
For more information, go to sumteroktoberfest.com/.
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When is this
After party?? Where? Lol
Terry A McLeod
The fact that your profile is for dv awareness and you covered mine up to protect fellow officers is so offensive…
DRIVER ALERT: Drivers in the downtown area and the Historic District on Saturday morning are asked to use extra caution during the Oktoberfest Buzz Run 5K held by Sumter Original Brewery.
Traffic control and security measures for the event will begin after 8:15 a.m.
The run/walk starts at 9 a.m. from the Harvin Street parking lot behind the Opera House and will travel along portions of Main, Hampton, Liberty, Calhoun, Sumter and Haynsworth streets before returning to Main Street.
The walk/run is expected to end by 10 a.m.
For more information, go to sumteroktoberfest.com/buzz-run.
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FYI...
Road closure/lane restrictions related to sewer line construction along a portion of Alice Drive.
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EMERGING LEADERS: We were happy to host the 2026 class of Emerging Leaders on Tuesday for a day filled with learning and activities as the group was introduced to the different aspects of policing from day-to-day patrols, leadership, technology and crime scene investigations.
Sponsored by the LINK (Lee & Sumter Economic Development Alliance), Emerging Leaders introduces high school juniors to different economic and community development concepts so that they can make a positive difference in the communities where they live and work.
In addition to hearing from officers representing the different divisions that make up the department, the students participated in exercises involving Robert Peel’s Nine Principles of Policing. They also became officers arriving at a mock crime scene and later as the detectives investigating the case.
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Thank you for opening your doors to our students!
Awesome . Could you guys do this for students in the Criminal justice program at tech ? I would enjoy this !
What an excellent experience for these students. Thank you to the LINK program and the community partners for taking the time to pour into our future.
Love this!
Karla Perry Prather
Awesome 👍
Being a Police Officer in a CALEA Accredited Department means you belong to an agency that is committed to following best practice standards developed by federal, state, and local law enforcement executives through comprehensive research. This is one of the most successful methods for reaching administrative and operational goals, while also providing direction to personnel.
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) was created in 1979 as a credentialing authority through the joint efforts of law enforcement’s major executive associations:
SPECIFICALLY, CALEA’S GOALS ARE TO:
