Office: 843-264-5223
Central Dispatch Non-Emergency: 843-527-6763
Police Chief: Chris Cockrell
Major: Doloes Chandler
Office: 843-264-5223
Central Dispatch Non-Emergency: 843-527-6763
Court Schedule Municipal Court is held the first Wednesday of each month starting at 9:00am. The location of court is 110 N. Morgan Ave., Andrews, SC 29510.
Bond Hearings Bond Hearings for individuals arrested in Andrews are held at 10:00am and 2:00pm each day at the Georgetown County Detention Center (2394 Browns Ferry Road, Georgetown, SC 29440).
Municipal police officers may exercise their powers on all private and public property within the municipality’s corporate limits as well as on all property owned and controlled by the municipality. Section 5-7-110.
A municipality may adopt, by reference, the provisions of general state law relating to traffic regulation (Chapter 5, Title 56, Code of Laws of S.C.) and provide for additional traffic regulations if they do not violate state law. Sections 56-5-30, 56-5-710, 56-5-720.
All law enforcement officers appointed by a municipality must successfully complete the basic training program at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy within one year of their appointment.
Exceptions to the one-year rule may be made in cases where the Academy cannot meet its training commitments due to time or physical limitations or if the officer is injured, is on military leave or has completed a similar course in another state. Section 23-23-40.
Prior to certification, the officer may not perform any duties involving control and direction of the public or exercise the power of arrest unless he has successfully completed a firearms qualification program.
A law enforcement agency or department may not require officers to meet a quota for the number of citations issued during a designated period.