Crime Report - Jan. 19, 2016

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested a 39-year-old county woman and her 43-year-old husband after she allegedly grabbed her 11-year-old son by the neck and choked him on Jan. 10.

Online only: Man killed in one-car collision

A young Lugoff man died in a one-car collision Monday afternoon on U.S. 601 South just past Old English Road.

Armory restaurant co-owner arrested on Florida bench warrant

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office deputies entered The Armory Restaurant in Camden on Thursday night and arrested co-owner Edward N. Carminas on a probation violation connected to a 2009 Florida cocaine possession conviction. Caraminas, 59, is being detained at the Kershaw County Detention Center where, according to Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews, he is awaiting extradition to Nassau County, Fla.

KCSO arrest two after house fire reveals meth lab

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested two people at a Railgate Loop, Lugoff residence after a house fire revealed the presence of a methamphetamine lab on Friday.

Crime Report - Jan. 12, 2016

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is looking into the whereabouts of a 23-year-old Cassatt man who allegedly stole a dirt bike from a U.S. 1 North, Cassatt residence and then fled from a deputy who spotted him on Dogwood Lane.

KCSO arrests man for A/C copper thefts, sales

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigators arrested a homeless man Tuesday for destroying two air conditioning units from a Lugoff business, stripping the copper from them and selling the copper to a local scrap yard.

Man dies in two-vehicle collision Saturday

A man died Saturday evening after his car collided with a pickup truck in Elgin. Kershaw County Coroner David West said George E. "Butch" Jackson, of Chestnut Road, Elgin, died around 6 p.m. Saturday.

Crime Report - Jan. 5, 2016

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies responded to a Neds Creek Road residence in reference to an assault on Dec. 29 along U.S. 521 North in Westville.

Man dies after entering rising waters at Lake Wateree

A man who entered the water at his Lake Wateree home to retrieve an object being carried away by rising waters was found dead about two hours later.

Officers take active shooter training

A horrifying maelstrom of gunshots, explosions and screams reverberate in an upstairs hallway of the school building.

Two arrested following burglary

A Camden man and a Lugoff woman were arrested Sunday on burglary, larceny and narcotics charges after a tip led to an early morning traffic stop on Chestnut Ferry Road.

Safe Kids Kershaw County participates in car seat giveaway

Earlier this month, Camden Fire Department (CFD) Asst. Chief Eddie Gardner, coordinator for Safe Kids Kershaw County, picked up six car seats as part of a more than 100-car seat giveaway for South Carolina families affected by the October flooding.

Columbia man arrested for drugs, gun possession while on bond for same charges

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested a Columbia man on seven assault, drug and weapons charges Friday. According to a KCSO press release, Leon Antwaun Crosby, 34, of Locust Road, Columbia, was out on bond on similar charges out of Richland County when Kershaw County deputies arrested him.

Crime Report - Dec. 22, 2015

A Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputy arrested two 27-year-old Camden men the night of Dec. 12 on several charges after the driver failed to dim the white Toyota Camry's high beam headlights as they drove past the deputy in the opposite direction on Black River Road.

Hewitt is KCSO Deputy of the Year

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) Sgt. Kyle Hewitt, his wife, Katie, and their four sons attended the department's annual Christmas party Dec. 12 at the Kershaw County Government Center. According to colleagues, Hewitt had been told to attend the gathering not merely for the camaraderie with fellow officers and their families, but because one of the fellow deputies on his shift was being named Deputy of the Year by the Kershaw County Sheriff's Foundation (KCSF).

KCSO investigating shooting death

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is investigating the shooting death of a woman Sunday night in the Westville area. Kershaw County Coroner David ...

KCSO arrests three after receiving tip

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) narcotics investigators arrested one woman and two men after Sheriff Jim Matthews received a tip Friday morning from a ...

Two killed in motorcycle versus truck collision

Two people died after the motorcycle they were riding collided with a truck Saturday afternoon.

Jury finds Pickrell guilty of murdering boyfriend

Unless her case is overturned on appeal, Gregg Pickrell will be 100 years old when she finishes serving her 35-year sentence for fatally shooting 33-year-old ...

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