USC Upstate Police Department

03/20/2024

We wanted to take a moment to thank the Turning Point at USC Upstate chapter for showing their support to our officers!

03/01/2024

We’d like to thank our Parking Enforcement Division Officers for all that they do for our department and University.

01/29/2024

The USC Upstate Department of Public Safety is looking to hire a Class 1 Law Enforcement Officer. If you are interested in joining our team, please click on the below link to apply.
https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/162296

01/18/2024

University of South Carolina Upstate Police Department Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Notice of Assessment


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 17, 2024
Spartanburg, South Carolina

The University of South Carolina Upstate Police Department invites the campus community to share its input about the department during an onsite accreditation visit by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies March 4-6.
The University of South Carolina Upstate Police Department has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) since 2016. This prestigious accreditation ensures the department adheres to the highest standards in contemporary professional policing. We are proud to acknowledge we are only one of three college or university police departments in South Carolina to have earned this prestigious accreditation.
CALEA Accreditation is a voluntary process and participating public safety agencies such as ours have demonstrated a commitment to contemporary professionalism. The program is intended to enhance organization service capabilities and effectiveness, serve as a tool for policy decisions and management, promote transparency and community trust, and establish a platform for continuous review.
As part of the March audit and review, the Police Department has established a telephone line wherein members of our community may call in accolades, concerns, comments, or questions regarding the USC Upstate Police Department. The line will be open March 4 from 2-4 p.m. The phone number to call is (864) 503-7755. You may also share your comments and concerns by email at [email protected].
For questions please contact:
Lt. Cheryl Wingo, CALEA Manager
[email protected]
(864) 503-5383

02/27/2023

Jermaine Teamer posted:
How do WE build a better community??
At a local event this weekend I encountered ALL of these officers..
The WHOLE time they were smiling and interacting with ALL people..
Not to mention, FREE food from Midway BBQ Spartanburg!!
Speak to someone YOU don't know.
Help someone when YOU can.
Listen to someone who may need it.

07/08/2022

06/22/2022

Our heartfelt condolences go out to the Aldridge family and the entire Spartanburg Sheriff’s Department family for the tragic loss of one of their finest, Deputy First Class Austin Aldridge. As brothers of the badge we mourn together. Heroes remembered…..Never die!

They shall grow not old
As we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them
Nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun
And in the morning
We will remember them
Lest We Forget
(Laurence Binyon)

04/22/2021

Congratulations to Officer M. Orellana for graduating the SC Criminal Justice Academy this past Friday with class 733 . He is now a certified South Carolina Police Officer. He has started his FTO with Corporal K Cochran. We are glad to have you at USCU PD!

02/18/2021

People often ask what is the meaning of this seal on our patrol vehicles and name plates. The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) awards their accreditation to law enforcement agencies that have demonstrated the gold standard in public safety practices and procedures. Of the 200+ law enforcement agencies in South Carolina only 44 hold this “Gold Standard” CALEA accreditation. USCU PD is proudly one of those agencies. We have held this accreditation since July 2016. Additional information on CALEA and the accreditation process, including the list of standards, is available on the CALEA website at: www.calea.org.

02/01/2021

Serving and protecting our Spartans and surrounding area 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We look forward to the days post-Covid when we can safely return to more normalized community policing and seeing all of those we serve come together again. For all emergencies dial 911. For non-emergency calls please dial 864-357-3008.