Archive By Section - Crime-Police-Fire
Hartsville man arrested near Bethune after eluding officers
Fifteen Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies worked together to track down a Hartsville man who fled on foot following a high speed chase in Kershaw and Lee counties.
Grant helps LF-R get valuable equipment
Lugoff Fire-Rescue (LF-R) is purchasing several new pieces of firefighting gear after recently receiving a nearly $5,000 grant from the International Paper Foundation in Eastover. LF-R will obtain large-diameter water manifolds to be placed on all of its fire pumpers. The LF-R applied for the grant in June 2014, according to a press release from Chief Dennis Ray.
SLED still investigating Folsom shooting
U.S. Marshals who fatally shot a federally convicted Camden accountant Dec. 5, 2014, notified the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) they were coming into Kershaw County the day before, but chose not to have the county's chief deputy accompany them.
Fire destroys Elgin mobile home
Four fire departments responded to a mobile home fire on Leslie Branham Road in Elgin shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday.
Crime Report - Jan. 14, 2015
Camden Police Department (CPD) officers responded to numerous complaints of thefts from vehicles in recent days.
Camden drug dealer gets nine year sentence
A Camden man is headed to prison for nine years after pleading guilty Thursday to two counts each of trafficking crack cocaine and distributing crack cocaine within proximity of a school.
Crooks impersonating officers to steal dogs
The Kershaw County Department of Safety and Emergency Services/Code Enforcement is cautioning residents to be wary of a crew of criminals impersonating code enforcement officers in order to steal dogs from their owners. Director Gene Faulkenberry issued a statement recently saying two men and a woman in a white Ford pickup truck had pulled their scam in the Lugoff and Cassatt areas of the county.
Two L-EHS students arrested for narcotics
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested two Lugoff-Elgin High School (L-EHS) students Wednesday on drug possession charges at the school.
Lack of hydrants delays LF-R efforts at house fire
A lack of fire hydrants delayed Lugoff Fire-Rescue (LF-R) crews getting more water to battle a two-story house fire on Lander Lane in Lugoff's Hunter Crossing subdivision shortly after midnight Wednesday. LF-R Chief Dennis Ray said it is not uncommon for hydrants in rural subdivisions to be placed more than 1,000 feet apart, making it tough for firefighters to do their jobs.
Crime Report - Jan. 7, 2015
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) reported a relatively quiet week, with several reports of minor incidents.
One dies in New Year’s Eve crash
A Camden woman died as a result of a New Year's Eve car crash, according to new Kershaw County Coroner David West. West identified the deceased as Maureen Knudson, 56, of Camden.
LF-R raffles fire helmet
Lugoff Fire-Rescue (LF-R) Chief Dennis Ray along with Battalion Chief Chris Spitzer want to thank everyone who participated in the recent fundraiser to offset some of the medical costs incurred by Spitzer's son, Carson. LF-R raffled off a genuine leather Cairns brand fire helmet that had been donated by fire equipment vendor Safe Industries.
Crime Report - Dec. 31, 2014
An employee of a downtown Camden restaurant called police Tuesday, Dec. 23 after receiving a phone call she suspected was an attempted scam. A Camden Police Department (CPD) report said a man called the business and said he was the general manager for a local electric cooperative and the restaurant had a past due bill of $1,400 that had to be paid immediately or the electric service would be cut off. The woman told officers the man told her to go to a local drug store and purchase a "green dot money pack" to use to make payment and ...
Truck thief arrested
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested 33-year-old William Rawlinson Taylor, from Hopkins, Friday after he allegedly stole a pickup truck and enclosed trailer and led deputies on a high-speed chase.
Ag commissioner tours farm at Wateree River Correctional
S.C. Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers took an inside tour of Wateree Farm in Rembert on Dec. 18.
Articles by Section - Crime-Police-Fire
KCSO arrests woman in Sunday shooting death
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested a Westville woman Thursday for shooting another Westville woman on Sunday night.
Pickrell’s defense team files notice of appeal
As expected, attorneys representing convicted murderer Gregg Pickrell filed a notice of appeal Friday afternoon, exactly hitting a 10-day deadline to do so after she ...
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.
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