Archive By Section - Crime-Police-Fire
KCSO arrests Dalzell couple on multiple charges
Surveillance by the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office narcotics unit for drug and prostitution activity at a Lugoff truck stop Wednesday netted a Dalzell man with an extensive criminal background and his wife.
Suspicious envelope forces evacuation
Two men in hazmat suits came out from behind the evacuated building.
Law Enforcement Report - Feb. 8, 2012
The Camden Police Department (CPD) arrested a man for breaking into a convenience store and a house in the early morning hours of Feb. 1.
ALPHA Center helps kick off youth arbitration program
It takes "a true collaborative effort to raise a village," 5th Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson said Thursday as his office and the ALPHA Center kicked off Kershaw County's new Community Youth Arbitration Program. The program will keep first-time, non-violent juvenile offenders from immediately entering the formal justice system.
KCSO nabs five in second Dixonville drug raid
For the second time in as many weeks, Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) narcotics investigators raided a home in Elgin's "Dixonville" community. The area, long described as an illegal drug haven by law enforcement officials, sits immediately behind Blaney Elementary School.
County man charged with incest
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested a county man Monday on charges of first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor under the age of 11 and criminal incest.
Public invited to KCSO town hall meeting
Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews invites the public to the first in a series of town hall meetings to be held across the county. Matthews said the public gatherings are intended to update citizens on the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) and to provide time to answer questions from the public.
Law Enforcemen Report - Feb. 1, 2012
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested two Columbia men and an Elgin man for their roles in a burglary on Redwing Drive in Lugoff, thanks to information from an alert neighbor. Redwing Drive is located off Cook Road north of Wildwood Lane.
Man sentenced in 2009 fatal hit-and-run
A Dalzell man was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison for hitting a vehicle on I-20 and leaving the scene of the accident which resulted in the death of an Elgin man in 2009.
Law Enforcement Report - Jan. 25, 2012
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) narcotics investigators arrested five people Friday, including one for crack cocaine distribution, during a drug bust in Elgin's "Dixonville" community behind Blaney Elementary School.
Man charged in assaulting 2 children
A 32-year-old Camden man was arrested Friday for sexually assaulting two children, ages 3 and 4.
Illinois murder suspect arrested in Lugoff
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) assisted the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and DuPage County, Ill., sheriff's investigators in locating an alleged murderer. Sheriff Jim Matthews confirmed the arrest of Jose Alfredo Quezada-Ruvalcaba, 34, a/k/a Victor Lopez, of Archer Avenue, Elgin. The take-down took place at 7 a.m. Jan. 16 at a Lugoff restaurant.
Suspects arrested in Lugoff meth lab
A couple wanted in conjunction with a methamphetamine lab discovered at a Lugoff motel Jan. 13 was arrested Friday by the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO).
Woman arrested in fatal shooting
An Elgin woman is now detained at the Kershaw County Detention Center on manslaughter charges in the case of a 29-year-old woman who died early Monday morning as a result of a gunshot wound to the chest. Sheriff Jim Matthews said deputies arrested Sally Memmert, 57, of Smith Road, Lugoff, in the shooting death of Petra Denise Boykin, 29, of Veterans Row, Elgin.
Elgin woman dies following shooting
A young Elgin woman died at Palmetto Health Richland early Tuesday morning following a 3 a.m. shooting on Smyrna Road at a home about two miles south of the intersection of Smyrna, Ridgeway and Springvale roads near the Fairfield County line.
Articles by Section - Crime-Police-Fire
Reynolds named LCFS Employee of the Quarter
Rollie Reynolds, son of Gay and Rollie Reynolds, of Kershaw County, recently received the Employee of the Quarter award from the Lexington County Fire Service (LCFS) where he serves as an apparatus operator.
Student brings gun to CMS
The Camden Police Department (CPD) detained a 13-year-old Camden Middle School (CMS) student after he brought a .38 Smith & Wesson gun and a box cutter to campus Tuesday.
Crime Report - Dec. 4, 2013
With help from its bloodhound tracking team, the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested two east Camden teenagers on burglary charges Monday. Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews said both boys are 16 years old.
Woman burned in Lugoff house fire
A Lugoff woman is back in the area with relatives following treatment at the Augusta Burn Center for injuries suffered in a Nov. 23 house fire. The woman suffered burns to both hands. Lugoff Fire Department (LFD) firefighters treated the woman at the scene before EMS transported her to Palmetto Richland in Columbia and then on to Augusta.
Community mourns sudden loss of school resource officer
A 14-year Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) veteran deputy died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack while directing traffic at Wateree Elementary School (WES) Tuesday afternoon.
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