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KCSO supports cancer research, constable
In May 2008, Nancy Watts, a constable who works for the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO), learned she had breast cancer. For many people, a cancer diagnosis is devastating news. It certainly came as a shock to Watts, who is one of the individuals who is tasked with serving civil papers for the KCSO's civil division. Watts' doctor recommended she undergo a mastectomy. Normally, a mastectomy requires the patient be out of work for eight weeks. In Watts' case, she came back after four weeks.
Matthews to equip KCSO deputies with body cameras
Shortly after taking office in 2011, Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews began looking into equipping his officers with body cameras. As time passed his interest took on a more serious nature and in April 2014, he directed one of his staff to begin the process of evaluating different systems.
Camden man dies in McRae Road crash
A Camden man died Saturday afternoon after his SUV drove off the side of McRae Road and caught fire.
Prestage pleads guilty to D.C. misdemeanor gun charge
Prominent Camden businessman Dr. Ron Prestage entered a guilty plea Tuesday to misdemeanor charges of having an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition in his possession as he entered a congressional office building in Washington, D.C. on July 23.
Crime Report - Oct. 22, 2014
A Camden woman reported to the Camden Police Department (CPD) that a tractor-trailer driver threatened with her a gun Monday morning.
Driver injured when turkey truck overturns
A truck driver suffered injuries after his tractor-trailer overturned on S.C. 34 in Lugoff just west of Richardson Boulevard around 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Woman riding moped killed when pickup truck hits head-on
A Kershaw County woman died after the moped on which she was a passenger was struck head-on by a pickup truck on Smyrna Road outside Elgin around 10:15 p.m. Friday.
Camden accountant sentenced
A Camden accountant will spend more than four years in prison after being convicted in a June trial on four counts of interstate transportation of stolen money.
Crime Report - Oct. 15, 2014
A Lugoff man was arrested Monday in connection to a home invasion robbery earlier this month and a September burglary. Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigators arrested Tanner Reece Brittain, 21, is facing charges following the home invasion Oct. 7 in which he allegedly kicked in the door of a residence and robbed the home owner at gunpoint. Brittain is also being charged with a burglary that occurred Sept. 19 in which he allegedly stole several firearms. After Brittain's arrest Monday he reportedly escaped through the window of a moving patrol car, was apprehended and has been charged ...
Lugoff Fire-Rescue and Kershaw County Fire Service join forces with Special Operations Team
Kershaw County residents are now provided better emergency response with the recent formation of the Special Operations Team, a cooperative effort between the Lugoff Fire-Rescue (LF-R) Department and the Kershaw County Fire Service. The team specializes in accidents involving hazardous materials, unusual rescues and other unique situations. LF-R Battalion Chief Chris Spitzer said the 20 team members were handpicked from the best firefighters around the county and had to receive extra training for the situations they may encounter.
Fatal collision ties up traffic on I-20 Friday
Westbound I-20 traffic was stop and go for several hours Friday after a one-car crash near mile marker 96 took the life of Lisa Marie Munn, 25, of Camden. The S.C. Highway Patrol reported Munn drove a 2007 Honda Acura onto the median between the westbound and eastbound lanes and struck a "low boy" trailer the patrol said was legally parked. The patrol reported Munn was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated and was dead at the scene.
LF-R hosts Fire Prevention Expo
Hundreds of Kershaw County residents and visitors converged on the parking area at Lugoff-Elgin High School on Saturday for the Lugoff Fire-Rescue (LF-R) Fire Prevention Expo. The LF-R presented and hosted the event, but several other agencies participated, including the Doby's Mill, Blaney and Pine Grove fire departments; the South Carolina Forestry Commission; LifeNet Medical Helicopter; Kershaw Health EMS; LifeLine Ambulance; Camden Fire Department Safety House; Lugoff CERT Team; and the PAL 800 Radio System.
Crime Report - Oct. 8, 2014
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) responded to two separate shooting incidents Sunday in Elgin
Woman in shooting case awaiting bond decision
A decision on whether or not a Rembert woman accused of shooting and killing a 33-year-old man would be granted bond had not been made by press time Friday.
Morning crash
The Lugoff Fire-Rescue (LF-R) Department responded to a call of a two-vehicle collision around 9 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. 601 in front of Pondish Construction. LF-R Chief Dennis Ray said in a press release a Ford F-150 pickup turned in front of a Pontiac sports car, which hit the truck on the right side. Ray said both vehicles were heavily damaged, but the drivers received minor injuries. Both were taken to KershawHealth by EMS. Ray said the truck and car ended up in a ditch beside U.S. 601 and traffic was not blocked. LF-R Battalion 1, Service ...
Articles by Section - Crime-Police-Fire
Deputy arrests ‘career criminal’ following chase
A Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputy arrested a Cassatt man on several charges following a vehicle and foot chase around 2:15 p ...
Crime Report - July 21, 2017
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO)
Columbia teen drowns in Lake Wateree
A 15-year-old Columbia boy drowned in Lake Watere on Thursday afternoon.
Traffic stop leads to meth lab, four arrests
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigators arrested four people Thursday following a two-week long investigation kicked off by a June 30 traffic stop in ...
SCLEAP provides counseling for law enforcement
When gunman Sueng-Hui Cho burst into a Virginia Tech classroom building and fatally shot 32 students and professors and wounded 17 others in April 2007 ...
Crime Report - July 14, 2017
Elgin Police Department (EPD)
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