HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A state house representative from Little River is pushing a bill to dissolve the Horry County Police Department, which would make the Horry County Sheriff’s Office the main law enforcement agency.
Horry County is the only county in South Carolina to have both a police department and a sheriff’s office. If House Bill 4542, created by Representative William Bailey, passes, that will no longer be the case.
HCPD Chief Kris Leonhardt spoke out against the bill after Bailey held a discussion with residents on Thursday…