Archive By Section - Crime-Police-Fire
Cassatt woman killed when hit by train
A Cassatt woman died after she was hit by a train four miles north of Camden near Sanders Creek Road.
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. Boyd Outlaw, 41, was traveling South on Highway 1 and struck a concrete island near Springdale Drive, Camden. Outlaw was thrown from his 2002 Suzuki motorcycle several hundred feet into the air; he died at the scene from massive head injuries, Kershaw County Coroner Johnny Fellers said. Outlaw was not wearing a helmet, Fellers said. Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews ...
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.
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Pine Grove Residential student found dead in swimming pool
A 15-year-old teen with a developmental disorder was found dead on Friday after he walked away from the school he attended in Elgin for the second time, according to authorities.
CMA hazing trial continues in Columbia
A federal jury is hearing testimony this week as the trial begins of a lawsuit brought against Camden Military Academy (CMA). In the trial's first days, attorneys for a former cadet have brought forward testimony and evidence they say show that, in 2008, other CMA students raped the then 13-year-old boy, according to news reports. The former cadet, listed in the lawsuit only as "JBC," is now 18.
Crime Report - June 12, 2013
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested a 43-year-old Camden man June 3 after he attempted to break into a car wash on Jefferson Davis Hwy. in east Camden.
KCSO to host S.T.A.R.S. summer camps for youth
For the third year in a row, the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office will host three summer camps designed for young people who will be in the fifth through eighth grades. The S.T.A.R.S camps, which stands for Self discipline, Teamwork, Attitude, Respect and Selfless Service will give participants a positive, meaningful week of exposure to: crime scene investigations, police K9 demonstrations, fire safety, basic first aid by EMS personnel, Internet safety, anti-bullying, goal setting, team ...
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