Archive By Section - Crime-Police-Fire
Crime Report - June 16, 2017
Camden Police Department (CPD)
CPD arrests TitleMax robber
The Camden Police Department (CPD) is charging a man in the May 25 armed robbery of the TitleMax on West DeKalb Street and is thanking its Facebook followers for helping out.
Man dies in single vehicle collision
A single-vehicle collision on S.C. 34 between Gettys and Three Branches roads claimed the life of a Lugoff man early Saturday morning.
L-FR receives federal grant
Lugoff Fire-Rescue (LF-R) recently received another large federal grant award from the FEMA AFG Grant Program for $74,780. The funds were awarded to purchase a new 6,000 psi (pounds per square inch) breathing air compressor and fill station to be installed at LF-R headquarters. The current breathing air compressor is more than 20 years old with numerous repair issues resulting in large repair costs and time out of service. The current system also limits firefighters to only 4,500 psi of breathing air where all the new trucks carrying breathing air fill systems are rated at 6,000 ...
Three Camden men indicted in New York
Three Camden men are awaiting their next court date, set for June 20, in Manhattan, N.Y., Supreme Court, after being indicted and arrested for their alleged roles in a gun trafficking case in late March.
Crime Report - June 9, 2017
Camden Police Department (CPD) officers arrested a Camden man -- already wanted on multiple charges -- on new drug and other charges Sunday evening.
More CPD cases involve mental health issues
During Camden City Council's May 23 meeting, council unanimously proclaimed May as Mental Health Month in Camden. Camden Police Department (CPD) Chief Joe Floyd used that fact later in the meeting when reporting on crime and other statistics to point out how mental health issues are cropping up more often in cases his officers report.
Roach pleads to federal firearms charge
A Camden man pleaded guilty this week in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to a press release issued Thursday by U.S. Attorney Beth Drake, Richard Herman Roach III, 28, of Camden, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 and three years of supervised release.
Motions filed in MSC embezzlement case
An attorney for a woman accused of embezzling around $60,000 from the Montessori School of Camden (MSC) recently filed a Brady motion on her behalf. A Brady motion -- named for a 1963 case, Brady v. Maryland -- requires prosecutors to turn over all exculpatory evidence to a defendant; that is, evidence that might exonerate the defendant.
Crime Report - June 2, 2017
The Elgin Police Department (EPD) charged a 35-year-old Charlotte, N.C., woman with injuring a police officer while resisting arrest Tuesday night after pulling her over for DUI on Smyrna Road near Blaney Elementary School.
Jones receives Price Award
Cheryl Jones walked into the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) training room May 22 thinking she was going to be giving an award, not getting one. Jones, former president of the Kershaw County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) did present a plaque of appreciation to the KCSO's traffic enforcement unit.
Armed robbery at Camden TitleMax
An armed man robbed the TitleMax on West DeKalb Street in Camden at gunpoint Thursday afternoon around 1:30 p.m.
Crime Report - May 30, 2017
The Camden Police Department (CPD) is investigating an alleged attack on a 17-year-old girl and 22-year-old man near the intersection of Rutledge Street and Commerce Alley that reportedly took place around 11:15 a.m. May 18.
Lugoff, Camden fire explorers compete, win
Lugoff Fire-Rescue (LF-R) Explorer Team 1 came out on top, winning first place at the first-ever Fire Escape Firefighter Explorer Competition on May 6 at the S.C. Fire Academy.
Crime Report - May 23, 2017
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) charged a Camden with resisting arrest and threatening the life of public officials after deputies arrested him for second degree assault and battery Tuesday evening. According to a KCSO incident report, deputies arrested Skigerria Tireck Salmond, age unknown, of Flint Hill Road, Camden.
Articles by Section - Crime-Police-Fire
KCSO charges Lugoff trio with trafficking meth
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigators arrested two men and a woman and charged them with multiple drug and traffic offenses following a brief ...
Crime Report - Aug. 18, 2017
Camden Police Department (CPD)
Crime Report - Aug. 15, 2017
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO)
Two-car accident claims one
A two-car collision that occurred about 3 p.m. August 5 claimed the life of a Camden man.
Three arrested for breaking into cars, home
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Ethan Kane Hanselman, 19, whose last known address is on Broad Street in Camden; Marshall Marlin Minich, 17 ...
Crime Report - Aug. 4, 2017
Camden Police Department (CPD)
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