Archive By Section - Crime-Police-Fire
Two arrested in heroin, pot, synthetic narcotics bust
Two people were jailed April 16 and charged with several narcotics violations and a weapons charge following an investigation by the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO).
Camden Police Department welcomes public input
A number of residents from Camden and the surrounding area got to know the Camden Police Department (CPD) a little better Thursday night. CPD Chief Joe Floyd said he wanted a forum held inside Camden City Hall to learn the public's concerns and what suggestions residents have for better policing.
Crime Report - April 23, 2014
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested two Columbia residents suspected of shoplifting from a West DeKalb Street discount store April 14 following a high-speed chase that ended in Richland County.
Meth lab bust could be biggest cleanup ever
In terms of the amount of toxic waste to clean up, Sunday's discovery of a methamphetamine lab near Cassatt could result in the biggest cleanup ever in the state of South Carolina.
CFD and SC Fire Marshall provide free smoke alarms
The Camden Fire Department (CFD) and the South Carolina Fire Marshal's Office will present a joint community outreach program beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, April 24 in the Kirkwood community behind North Towne Square Shopping Center in Camden.
Local law enforcement recognized for DUI enforcement
By GARY PHILLIPS
Crime Report -- April 16, 2014
A Lugoff man was arrested Wednesday, April 9 after Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies found equipment and supplies used to manufacture methamphetamine at his home. A KCSO report said Michael Dean Thompson, 25, 1759 Baughman Road was taken into custody after deputies paid a visit to the home after receiving information that Thompson had been making excessive purchases of pseudoephedrine, an over-the-counter cold remedy used to make methamphetamine. The report said deputies found plastic drink bottles with methamphetamine waste in the yard and in a burn barrel. The home is reportedly owned by Thompson's relatives who live ...
Crime Report - April 9, 2014
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is continuing its investigation of Saturday's early morning armed robbery at the Markette in Lugoff. New information from the KCSO's incident report of the robbery now indicates that the robber forced the female employee opening the store to open a safe.
KCSO, LF-R visit Beau Tie Club
A group of Doby's Mill Elementary School (DMES) students learned about how things work at the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) and Lugoff Fire-Rescue (LF-R) at a special event Friday. DMES Assistant Principal Michael Manning sponsors "The Beau Tie Club," a group of boys recommended by teachers to be mentored by men of the community. They earn bow ties as rewards for good behavior and good decision making, Manning said.
Man robs Markette at gunpoint
A man robbed the Markette in Lugoff at gunpoint, getting away with some cash early Saturday morning. The store is located in a triangle formed by the intersection of U.S. 1 and U.S. 601.
Four departments fight sawmill fire
Four Kershaw County fire departments battled a blaze at a Cassatt lumber company Tuesday night. Kershaw County Fire Marshall Gene Faulkenberry said the call came in around 8:30 p.m. on the fire at Canfor Southern Pine -- commonly known by its former name as New South -- on Sanders Creek Road.
Cup ‘went well’ from security standpoint
The Camden Police Department (CPD) made several arrests and issued citations, but Chief Joe Floyd said the incidents comprised a relatively low number of the size of the crowd at Saturday's Carolina Cup.
Crime Report - April 2, 2014
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office reported several minor cases over the past week. They investigated 15 thefts, made six arrests for driving under the influence, answered four burglary calls, made four arrests for public disorderly conduct, investigated three assaults, arrested three motorists for driving under suspension, made two arrests for possession of marijuana, received reports of two vandalisms, two incidents of harassment and two cases of malicious injury to property and one report each of stalking and criminal domestic violence.
Arrest made in Dixon killing
A man Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigators said they wanted to talk to about a March 22 shooting death on Black River Road is now charged with murder.
Buses crash on I-20 on way to Cup
One commercial motor coach bus crashed into another on I-20 Saturday morning as both buses swerved to avoid a couch that had, somehow, ended up on the highway. S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP) Lance Cpl. Judd Jones said the crash took place around 9 a.m. and kept the eastbound side of the highway shut down for approximately two and a half hours. The two buses were carrying a total of around 100 people to the Cup, Jones said.
Articles by Section - Crime-Police-Fire
CPD looking for missing child
Two-year-old Dakota Day Ray, is considered to be a missing child even though she is thought to be with her parents. Dakota is considered missing ...
BMPFD gets V-SAFE grant
The Buffalo-Mt. Pisgah Fire Department (BMPFD) recently received a $22,440 grant from the state of South Carolina through the Volunteer Strategic Assistance Fire Equipment ...
Man charged for driving on Springdale track
The Camden Police Department (CPD) and Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) charged a Camden man with multiple offenses after he reportedly drove on a ...
Orphaned and homeless - Part 2 of 2
Fourteen-year-old "J.M." ended up on the streets of Elgin for four months in 2015. In 2016, his attorneys, Deborah and Robert Butcher, filed a ...
Former city employee dies after house fire
A former city of Camden Department of Public Works employee, Barbara Currie, 72, of White Pines Circle, Camden, died Thursday from injuries suffered in a ...
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