Archive By Section - Crime-Police-Fire
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.
February 27, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies responded to a Ridgeway home for a report of a burglary and theft Saturday.
February 25, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
Keeping Kershaw County's schools safe and drug free are top priorities for the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) and the Kershaw County School District (KCSD). As part of that mission, Elsa, a German shepherd is being trained to sniff out illegal drugs with her primary assignment working in schools.
February 25, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
Officers from three law enforcement agencies arrested a Georgia man wanted for attempted murder after he led Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies on a high speed chase on I-20 and then crashed head-on into a Bishopville Police Department (BPD) car. The collision sent both the suspect, Andreas Dominic Washington, 34, and the BPD officer driving the patrol car to the hospital. Officers found Washington in possession of a half-ounce of crack cocaine when they apprehended him.
February 23, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies answered a burglary call in Elgin on Feb. 11.
February 18, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
A Camden man died Thursday night after being struck by two vehicles on S.C. 34. The S.C. Highway Patrol reported Albert Linton Humphries, 51, was walking south, crossing S.C. 34 approximately 2 miles south of Camden when he was struck by a car driven by a 69-year-old man traveling westbound. The impact knocked Humphries across the highway into the eastbound lane where he was struck by another car, driven by a 45-year-old man.
February 18, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
The Camden Police Department (CPD) recognized its best sworn officers at its 17th annual Awards Night and Banquet on Feb. 10.
February 18, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
The arrest of four Camden teens in connection with a Jan. 27 burglary led to the arrest of a fifth young man, clearing up a series of car break-ins.
February 11, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested four men in two separate drug cases Feb. 2 and 3.
February 11, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested a Columbia man Thursday night for allegedly kidnapped a Camden woman who owed him money for crack cocaine.
February 09, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
More than 50 Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies received free physicals Thursday as part of a new partnership between the Kershaw County Sheriff's Foundation (KCSF) and KershawHealth.
February 09, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigators arrested an elderly Lancaster man Thursday, charging him with sexually assaulting a distantly-related 10-year-old girl.
February 09, 2015
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Crime-Police-Fire
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) arrested a 21-year-old Sumter man believed to be connected with the Jan. 27 shooting death of 65-year-old Johnny Singleton of Camden. Authorities found Singleton dead in his car along U.S. 521 near Rembert, initially thinking he may have died from injuries sustained in a crash.
February 06, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is investigating a series of vandalisms in and around Lugoff-Elgin High School (L-EHS) early Thursday morning. Lugoff Fire-Rescue Chief Dennis Ray said someone opened several fire hydrants on and around school property around 1 a.m..
February 06, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies dealt with two more car chases in recent days.
February 04, 2015
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Gary
Phillips
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Crime-Police-Fire
