The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Fusion Center (SLED Fusion Center) utilizes the expertise and resources of local, state, federal, and private sector security and intelligence professionals to provide intelligence-specific and analytically-driven products to all segments of law enforcement personnel, first responders, citizens, businesses, and critical infrastructure in South Carolina with the goal of maximizing the ability to detect, prevent, apprehend and respond to criminal and terrorist activity.

Suspicious Activity Report

AMBER Alert

The South Carolina AMBER Alert system is designed to enhance law enforcement's ability to respond to child abductions, to quickly enlist assistance from communities, and to hopefully result in the quick and safe recovery of abducted children. The Alert mechanism is a cooperative effort between South Carolina law enforcement South Carolina Department of Transportation personnel and South Carolina broadcasters, to allow for the quick dissemination of an urgent bulletin in child abduction cases. Radio and television stations, under the South Carolina AMBER Alert system, will immediately interrupt their regular programming to broadcast information about a child's abduction. The quick dissemination of this information is critical in the effort to save the lives of abducted children.

Blue Alert

The Blue Alert Program, established within the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), is a mechanism to rapidly communicate extremely important information to the general public and law enforcement to aid in the identifying, locating, and capturing of those who have killed or seriously injured a law enforcement officer. Through voluntary partnerships with the South Carolina broadcasters, South Carolina Department of Transportation, and other organizations, the Blue Alert Program may increase the chances of rapidly capturing the offender(s) or locating the abducted officer.

In a Blue Alert event, if the offender(s) is seen or if anyone has knowledge of the identity of the offender(s), the public is warned to take caution and to immediately call 911 to provide information to a law-enforcement agency.

Endangered Persons Alert

The Endangered Person Notification System provides a statewide system for the rapid dissemination of information regarding a missing person who is believed to be suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, a developmental disability such as autism spectrum disorder, or some other cognitive impairment.

If the Missing Person Information Center (MPIC) at the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) receives a report that involves a missing person who is believed to be suffering from Alzheimer's disease, dementia, a developmental disability such as autism spectrum disorder, or some other cognitive impairment, for the protection of the person from potential abuse or other physical harm, neglect, or exploitation, the center shall issue a notification providing for the appropriate dissemination of information regarding the person.

Missing Person Information Center (MPIC)

The Missing Person Information Center, or MPIC, was signed into law (Section 23-3-260) to serve as a central repository for information regarding missing persons and missing and exploited children, with special emphasis on missing children. It is located in Columbia as a part of the State Law Enforcement Division.

The MPIC works with local, state, federal, and private sector partners to quickly locate missing persons.

Missing Persons Resources

AWAARE – Autism Wandering Awareness Alerts Response and Education

https://awaare.nationalautismassociation.org/

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)

https://www.missingkids.org/

Contact Information - 1-800-THE-LOST, 1-800-843-5678

Legal Resources – https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/support/legalresources

Family Resources (Team HOPE) – https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/support/teamhope

• Reunification of family, family assistance
• Assists family with missing and sexually exploited child

National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/