Police Department

Irmo Police Department’s officers are on patrol 24 hours a day, and they also offer educational programs for the community.

Irmo Police Department offers helpful programs for residents

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Irmo Police Department is an accredited agency of 27 officers serving a community of about 12,000 people. By South Carolina standards, the Irmo Police Department is a medium to large agency.

The department offers several different programs to keep the lines of communication open between the department and the community. Officers are on patrol 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Irmo Police Department participates in the nationwide E911 program and emergency services are available by dialing 911.

The Irmo Police Department sponsors a Law Enforcement Explorer post through the Boy Scouts of America. This program allows young people ages 13 to 19 with an interest in being a police officer to learn about law enforcement from officers within the department. Members of the post receive instruction in different areas of police work and then compete against other posts in South Carolina. The post adviser is Sgt. John Hendricks, and he can be reached at 803-781-8088.

Also offered by the Irmo Police Department is a program for our senior citizens called Serving Our Seniors (SOS). We offer educational programs throughout the year about avoiding scams, crime prevention and weather preparedness. We also contact program participants if we have advanced notice of inclement weather. If you would like to participate in the SOS program, contact the department at 803-781-8088, or if you have any questions about the SOS program, call Sgt. Donnie Hare, who heads up the SOS program.

Finally, we offer house checks for citizens who are away on vacation, fingerprinting services to citizens who are required to have their fingerprints taken for occupational reasons (teachers, stockbrokers, etc.) and child safety seat inspections. All of these services

are free to community members who live in the town limits. To arrange any of those services, call the department at 803-781-8088.

Officers of the department are available to speak to civic groups and neighborhood associations. Contact the administrative office at 803-781-8088 to schedule an officer to visit your event, or Sgt. Bobby Dale, who heads the Community Relations office with the Irmo Police Department.