Crime drops 10 percent in Sumter from 2017 to 2018

Police chief Russell Roark says education, department's investments help make Sumter safer

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS
adrienne@theitem.com
Posted 2/27/19

The city of Sumter saw a drop in overall crime in 2018 as Sumter Police Department made strides to increase and enhance its policing, according to Chief Russell Roark III.

Data provided by the department at the Sumter City Council meeting earlier …

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