Too many of South Carolina's police recruits can't read properly

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The Post and Courier reports that nearly 20% of police officers in training cannot read at the 10th grade level. It's a situation that is both unsettling and costly to state coffers.

Hop over to the paper for this story.

They also have a story about a Lowcountry sheriff who is calling for more weeks of training for recruits.

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