The entire police department of McColl, South Carolina, resigned on Friday, leaving the town without any law enforcement officers. The chief of police said his resignation was due to a “hostile work environment” created by a City Council member who allegedly cut significant amounts of the department’s budget.

A South Carolina community is without a single police officer after the entire police department, including the police chief, resigned on Friday.

Turmoil has descended on a small South Carolina town after its police chief and all four officers have resigned. McColl, with a population of about 2,000 residents near the state line with North Carolina,

The town of McColl, South Carolina, is embroiled in controversy after its entire police force announced plans to resign. Mayor George Garner confirmed the resignations on Thursday. Among those leaving is Chief Bob Hale,

An entire police force resigned leaving a South Carolina McColl Police Chief Bob Hale and the town’s four officers all resigned. Friday was their last day. Hale said his resignation comes after alleged repeated harassment and personal attacks and “the overall creation of a toxic work environment” by a town councilman.