The South Carolina Police Cruiser Image Database was established in 2011 with a simple goal in mind. Our mission is to showcase the law enforcement vehicles from each and every agency within the State of South Carolina. Our purpose is to allow agencies to not only show off vehicles from their agencies, but also to have a dependable resource when designing their latest cruisers. It is for this purpose that we seek to take pictures that not only showcase an agencies graphics package, but also the communications and equipment set up selected by these various agencies. After all, countless hours are put into designing these cruisers which are symbols of the communities they represent, so we aim to make that task a little easier. As a result the database has proudly become the most comprehensive resource for South Carolina law enforcement vehicles on the internet, and prides itself on representing the Palmetto States finest.
We Support HG2 Emergency Lighting
Our mission to represent each and every agency in the state has allowed us unparalleled access to cruisers from agencies throughout South Carolina. As such, we've had the opportunity and privilege to both witness and examine a variety of lighting packages first hand with some obviously being better than others. As we venture from department to department and examine these vehicles the question of officer safety and visibility often crosses our mind. It is for this reason that SCPoliceCruisers is a proud supporter of HG2 Emergency Lighting and their "Runner" technology.
Our team unanimously agrees that the HG2 Runner technology is the next step in increasing officer safety and visibility through vehicle lighting. With the state mandating 360 degrees of visibility on all patrol vehicles, the HG2 products are the perfect fit to increase awareness of unmarked and slicktop patrol vehicles with their running board LED strips which fit along the bottom of the front and rear doors. As a result it allows a nice clean installation that not only increases officer safety in low lighting situations, but also remains nearly invisible to the naked eye during the day.
Pelion Police Department introduces new graphics
In the beginning, the Pelion Police Department was formed in the 1940s. Later, in the 1970s, the department was disbanded and would lay dormant for some 30 years. During the original time period, the agency was known for having the most high performance cars in the area. The idea behind this was that moonshine runners were not going to get away. This was a problem that plagued the rural area and most agencies were not capable of keeping up to the moonshine runners. Pelion however, with high performance Studebakers and later a Ford Galaxy 500, were able to keep up and apprehend the moonshiners with ease. The officers knew the area and most grew up on the dirt roads of Pelion which allowed them to use the big V8 engine to their fullest capability. It quickly became known that Pelion was not the place to run from the police.
After some 30 years being defunct, the Pelion Police Department was reestablished in 2004 with 2 sworn officers. Today the department has 10 officers and is looking to expand yet again. As you have seen, high performance Pelion police cars are well known. The agency operates multiple Hemi Dodge Chargers. 370 horsepower is not enough though for the officers in Pelion. Each vehicle is modified by a local raceshop and has many performance enhancements equipped within (just look at the hood of their Impala). It is common knowledge in Lexington County not to run from the Pelion officers. Not only are they driving potentially the fastest Chargers in the state, they also use the PIT maneuver, and they use it well. A handful of Pelion officers are certified instructors of the PIT maneuver, and in turn, the train many South Carolina agencies on the PIT techniques. The department uses Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw to do this training and have a strong working relationship with the racetrack.
As you have now noticed, the Pelion Police Department recently updated their graphics package. The new package is black and red and incorporates the high school mascot, the Panther. Their patches also have the panther and state "Pelion Police, Home of the Panthers". The department hopes the new graphics will help show the drive of the department for advancement and innovation in the modern era. They have already purchased a new law enforcement building and hope to be in that building next month. The new graphics show a sign of change for the officers of the Pelion Police Department, however; one thing will not change...PPD does not play and if you run...you will be caught!
Please be sure to visit the Lexington County section of the database to see more comprehensive pictures of Pelion cars both new and old!
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