Archive By Section - Crime-Police-Fire
Fugitive wanted in 2011 home invasion arrested
A man wanted in connection with an August 2011 east Camden home invasion is now in jail thanks to a tip that he was running a club there.
Crime Report - May 8, 2013
The Camden Police Department (CPD) is looking for three black men who robbed an Ohio man on West DeKalb Street.
Missing Kershaw County teen located in Texas
A 15-year-old Kershaw County girl who went missing Friday turned up in Texas Sunday afternoon.
Lugoff teenage girl reported missing
(This story was sent for publication prior to the C-I learning that authorities had located Kerrigan Parker in San Antonio, Texas. The C-I will have a follow up story Wednesday with further details.)
LFD reports on April 30 gas tanker accident
The Lugoff Fire Department (LFD) responded to an April 30 accident in Lugoff that resulted in U.S. 1 being blocked off for several hours.
Man arrested following stand-off
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested a 40-year-old Fairfield County man Thursday night following a two-hour stand-off with Kershaw County deputies in the cemetery of a church on Springvale Road.
Crime Report - May 1, 2013
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) made no arrests and no one was hurt in a possible recent case of road rage on Dry Branch Road.
Lugoff man arrested on sexual conduct charges
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested a 35-year-old Lugoff man Tuesday on charges he had sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl. A KCSO press release identified the arrested man as Jonathan Wade Ray, and that investigators charged him with second degree criminal sexual conduct.
KCSO, EPD arrest two for auto break-ins
Following a joint investigation between the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) and the Elgin Police Department (EPD), officers arrested David Allen Richardson, 26, and Haley O'Ryan Pearson, 19. Investigators from both agencies identified the pair as having broken in to nearly a dozen vehicles in the town of Elgin and Kershaw County.
Crime Report - April 24, 2013
A 19-year-old Lugoff woman pressed charges against a 19-year-old Elgin man after she claimed he tried to "force himself on her."
LFD will be center stage during fire-rescue show
The Lugoff Fire Department (LFD) will have center stage during the National Fire Department Instructor's Conference (FDIC) Fire-Rescue show in Indianapolis, Ind., Tuesday through Saturday.
Columbia man arrested, retired N.C. trooper’s weapon recovered
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested a Columbia man following a traffic stop the evening of April 16. According to a KCSO statement released Friday afternoon, James Carter, 21, of Columbia is charged with simple possession of marijuana and possession of a stolen handgun.
Officers, deputies respond to ‘attempted robbery’
An unidentified man's decision to walk into an unauthorized area of a check cashing business in Camden brought a large response from Camden officers and county deputies Friday afternoon.
Crime Report - April 17, 2013
A man has been scamming banks in Kershaw and Richland counties, according to a Camden Police Department (CPD) report.
BMPFD receives $60,000 FEMA grant
The Buffalo-Mt. Pisgah Fire Department (BMPFD) recent received a $60,430 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. The department will utilize this funding to upgrade portable radio equipment.
Articles by Section - Crime-Police-Fire
Georgia fugitive arrested with large quantity of drugs
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested a Delaware man wanted in Georgia, and the man's female companion Sunday. According to a KCSO press release, deputies arrested Charlie McLaughlin III, 31, and Kelly Molina, 30, both of Wilmington, Del., after he stopped them for speeding on I-20.
Crime Report - March 4, 2015
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested a Bishopville man on an outstanding warrant Feb. 26 and then added charges of giving false information and threatening the life of a public official in the process.
Camden man arrested for attempted murder, more
A Camden man is behind bars, charged with two counts of attempted murder, three counts of pointing and presenting a firearm and one count of breach of trust. Timmy Deandre Bennett, 21, of Knights Hill Road, Camden, turned himself in to the Camden Police Department (CPD) on Wednesday.
Four businesses cited for underage alcohol sales
Four Kershaw County retailers received citations for selling alcohol to underage buyers Tuesday evening. According to a press release, the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) conducted undercover operations in which underage individuals supervised by the KCSO attempted to purchase alcoholic beverages from 46 locations where alcohol can be lawfully sold.
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