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.”

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

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.