Archive By Section - Crime-Police-Fire
Man charged with shooting granddaughter’s boyfriend
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigators arrested a county man after he allegedly shot his granddaughter's boyfriend early Saturday morning. A KCSO press release identified the arrested man as Heyward B. Jacobs, 69, and that he has been charged with attempted murder.
Pine Grove firefighter dies in collision
A long-time Pine Grove Fire Department volunteer firefighter died early Friday following a vehicle collision. A Lugoff man is being held on a felony DUI charge at the Kershaw County Detention Center.
KCSO arrests man for raising, training fight dogs
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) narcotics officers arrested a man on charges that he raised and trained dogs for fighting. The KCSO charged him with other crimes, including narcotics violations.
Smoldering light
Camden firefighters check out the remains of an external light fixture at the entrance to the Camden Archives and Museum around mid-morning Wednesday. Archives Director Katherine Richardson said the fixture -- likely a 1915 original that hadn't been turned on in years -- was likely turned on by an electrician who had been changing light bulbs the day before. "There's been a bird's nest made of pine straw in ...
Chicken truck spillage contributes to accident in Camden Tuesday
An accident at Camden's main intersection of Broad and DeKalb streets blocked traffic for more than an hour Tuesday morning, thanks -- in part -- to a chicken by-products truck that had passed through the city hours earlier.
Crime Report - Jan. 9, 2013
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies tracked a Camden man to the theft of several snacks, beer and cigarettes at the Cassatt Country Store on U.S. 1 over the weekend.
Miller death penalty case still awaiting trial date
Nickolas Jermaine Miller, 24, is still awaiting trial for the December 2011 murder of Beverly Hope Melton.
SCHP nabs suspect in Waffle House robbery
An armed robbery suspect is now in custody after the S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP) arrested 27-year-old Tyrell Boagef around 9 p.m. Saturday.
AAA gives Kershaw County the green light
Kershaw County residents were given a "green light" in the American Automobile Association's (AAA) "Green Light, Red Light" 2012 evaluation in the January/ February 2013 edition of Go Magazine.
Crime Report - Jan. 2, 2013
Two Lugoff fast food restaurant employees were videotaped "handling" a Camden woman's wallet containing $244.
Car crash kills one
A 55-year-old woman died at Kershaw Medical Center on Saturday evening after a single-car collision on U.S. 1 and Campbell Street in Camden. Michelle Ludy was trapped in the passenger side seat for an "extended amount of time" after her husband, Mike Ludy, ran their vehicle off the road and struck a tree near Rite Aid Pharmacy around 7:30 p.m., according to Kershaw County Coroner Johnny Fellers. Mike Ludy was treated for injuries at ...
Crime Report - Dec. 26, 2012
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested two men on drug charges following a short high-speed car chase. According to a KCSO incident report, deputies arrested Justin Michael Sigman, 24, of Eskie Dixon Road, Elgin; and Jordan Bradford Simmons, 23, of Ridgeway Road, Lugoff. A deputy reported that he was patrolling an area on Wildwood Lane ...
Lugoff home destroyed in fire
The Lugoff Fire Department (LFD) responded to a residential fire in the area of Longtown Road at 25 Mile Creek around 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Man who shot at deputies arrested
A man who jumped out of a van and shot at four Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies Thursday night is now in jail. Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews said deputies arrested Ernest Maurice Allen, a.k.a., Ernest Pickett, 25, around 3:15 p.m. Friday in Lee County.
Arrest made in kidnapping, robbery
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigators arrested a man they said wielded a box cutter to force a man into his home, tying him up, beating and robbing and stealing his truck.
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Third suspect arrested in March hit and run case
The S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP) arrested a third suspect in an Elgin hit-and-run case from earlier this year.
Crime Report - May 22, 2013
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) charged two men and a woman, all of Camden, with drug possession after placing their home under surveillance for several months.
Second arrest in fatal accident
A second arrest was made in the case of a fatal hit-and-run in Elgin on March 1. 26-year-old Jesus Corona Cabal, of Columbia, was charged with accessory after the fact for helping the driver involved in the hit and run "destroy" the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse that hit and killed Derk Lawrence Maricle of Lugoff, S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Brent Kelly said.
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