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Camden man kills cab driver, then shoots self
A 20-year-old Camden man with a history of mental health and substance abuse issues shot and killed himself Friday after a violent afternoon rampage through Kershaw, Richland and Lee counties.
KCSO seizes prison contraband on I-20
Members of the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office Traffic Enforcement Unit made its second significant seizure of contraband destined for state corrections facility Monday afternoon.
Law Enforcement Report - Sept. 14, 2011
The Camden Police Department (CPD) is seeking two men who conned their way into an 84-year-old woman's home on Forest Drive and stole $5,000 in jewelry.
County remembers 9/11 first responders
(See more pictures from Saturday's event in the C-I's free Community section by clicking here.)
Law Enforcement Report - Sept. 7, 2011
Acting on a tip, Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) narcotics agents arrested James Albert Dorris, 35, of Camellia Lane, Lugoff, for manufacturing methamphetamine in the bathroom of his home. The agents also received word that Dorris had booby-trapped the back door with a shotgun.
Former KCSO narcotics head sues Matthews
David Dowey, the former head of the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) narcotics division, is suing Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews for $2 million claiming Matthews has made defamatory statements about him. That brings the total number of defamation suits against Matthews to four seeking a total of $8 million in actual and punitive damages.
New officers named at Lugoff Fire Department
The Lugoff Fire Department has promoted three firefighters -- Michael "Bud" Talley, Michael "Mhikey" Stanfield and Jody Morrow -- to the rank of lieutenant.
Countywide DUI crackdown starts Saturday
Drivers in Kershaw County are going to see a lot more activity from the Camden and Elgin police departments, Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) and S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP) thanks to grant money being funneled through the ALPHA Center.
Law Enforcement Report - Aug. 31, 2011
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested a 63-year-old Parkersburg, W. Va., man Aug. 23 after a deputy spotted him drifting out of his lane on I-20 near mile marker 98.
KCSO, SLED solve 2008 murder case
Thanks to the combined efforts of a Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigator and S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED) agent, five men are facing murder charges in a 3-year-old home invasion and murder case. All five of the men are already in prison, two of them for another home invasion and murder this May.
Firefighters' welcome
As Kershaw County School District schools opened their doors to students Aug. 17, the Lugoff Fire Department (LFD) opened the doors to its fire trucks at two elementary schools early in the morning. An engine and ladder truck were sent from LFD headquarters to Wateree and Lugoff elementary schools as parents and buses brought students back to school on the nervous "first day." "It was such a blessing to see ...
Woman killed in I-20 accident
A Charlotte woman was killed in a collision Thursday evening on I-20 near mile marker 96 in Kershaw County.
Lugoff man dies in Calhoun County
A 48-year-old Lugoff man was killed in an accident in Calhoun County early Saturday morning. According to S.C. Department of Public Safety reports, the accident happened on S.C. 267 and the man was not wearing a seat belt. No more information was available at press time Sunday.
Friends of the KCSO
Camden Lugoff Elks Lodge No. 2603 -- represented by Ron Schermbeck (left), Darrell Sealey (second from left) and Bill Heil (right) -- presented Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews (second from right) with a $1,000 donation to the Kershaw County Sheriff's Foundation July 18. These funds were from a gratuity grant presented to the local lodge by the Grand Lodge for meeting the goal for donations to the Elks National Foundation. ...
Branham guilty of child rape
A jury found George Stanley Branham II, 41, guilty Thursday of raping a 7-year-old girl.
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Woman arrested in fatal March hit and run
For more than two months, the S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP) sought the driver of an unknown vehicle that fatally struck and killed a pedestrian on Blaney Road during the early morning hours of March 1.
Cassatt man dies in crash Saturday
The body of a man killed in a single-vehicle accident Saturday was discovered Monday.
Crime Report - May 15, 2013
An Elgin woman's daughter-in-law allegedly approached her with a knife because she was angry that the Elgin woman's son was on the brink of losing his job.
Two arrested after meth lab discovered
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) narcotics agents arrested two men Monday after discovering a fully assembled methamphetamine lab in an outbuilding on Cricket Hill Drive in Lugoff.
Lugoff man dies after high speed chase
A Lugoff man died after traveling up to 100 mph Sunday morning around 3 a.m.
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