When Sheriff Douglas Pernell was campaigning for office, one of his pledges was to enact a program to alert law enforcement to drivers who are autistic or who have down syndrome and who may not react as law enforcement would expect should they be stopped for any reason.
On Saturday morning, March 14, 2020 at approximately 12:30 a.m., the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office, Dillon County EMS and Dillon Rescue were dispatched to a shooting on Joe Drive in the Riverdale Community of Dillon County, according to Cliff Arnette-Captain, Dillon County Sheriff’s Office.