The entire police department of a small South Carolina town resigned en masse, leaving the area without its own dedicated police force. Chief Bob Hale of the McColl Police Department announced his resignation on November 21 in a social media post, citing a “ hostile work environment perpetuated by a specific Councilman.”

BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (WMBF) - The former police chief of a South Carolina town now without a police force has a new job. Records from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy state former McColl Police Chief Bob Hale is now an officer with the Bennettsville Police Department.

The town of McColl will be without a single police officer on duty, as the entire police force, including the chief, resigned last week.

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.