Career criminal arrested for passing thousands in fraudulent checks

A career criminal with a 13-page criminal record is currently in the Kershaw County Detention Center (KCDC) after Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigators arrested him for defrauding the Pilot gas station in Lugoff of $3,400. According to a KCSO press release, Keith Jerome Mobley, 45, was arrested on four warrants charging him with fraud after investigators determined that he had cashed four corporate checks while providing false authorization numbers to store clerks. ...

Crime Report - Nov. 21, 2012

A Lugoff woman told the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) her neighbor was shooting at her horses.

Fatal accident off of U.S. 601 Friday

Friday evening, there was a fatal accident off of U.S. Highway 601 at 6:20 p.m. The one-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of U.S. 601 and Kennedy Road.

KCSO holds third town hall meeting

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) held its third town hall meeting at Camden Middle School Thursday night. Sheriff Jim Matthews and his command staff were available to answer questions about the state of the KCSO.

Santa to visit Lugoff

Santa is coming to Lugoff from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 7 at Lugoff-Elgin High School on U.S. 1 thanks to the Lugoff Fire Department (LFD).

LFD battles large truck fire near I-20

The Lugoff Fire Department (LFD) responded to a major tractor trailer fire around 1:15 p.m. Saturday on U.S. 601 at I-20. Engine 10 and Engine 9 from Lugoff Fire responded with career and volunteer fire crews. Crews arrived on the scene to find a van-type tractor-trailer on fire with the truck cab fully involved in fire. Firefighters quickly shut down the northbound lanes of U.S. 601and began fighting the fire. Firefighters had to use ...

Crime Report - Nov. 14, 2012

Two Columbia men were arrested after stealing meat and fish from the IGA in east Camden -- by hiding it in a wheelchair. According to a Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) press release, Cory Prophet, 32, and Leroy Henry Boykin, 63, were caught on videotape stealing on Nov. 6, 2012. Boykin, using a wheelchair, and Prophet were seen pushing a cart "full of merchandise," including meat and fish. ...

KCSO arrests suspects in Kangaroo robbery

Two men wanted in connection with the Oct. 27 robbery of a Kangaroo convenience store in Lugoff are now behind bars.

LFD offers winter fire safety tips

Each year fire claims the lives of 3,500 Americans, injures 18,300, and causes billions of dollars' worth of damage. People living in rural areas are more than twice as likely to die in a fire as those living in mid-sized cities or suburban areas. The misuse of wood stoves, portable space heaters and kerosene heaters are especially common risks in rural areas. Here are some general fire prevention tips to keep our homes safe from fire:

KCSO to hold third 'town hall'

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) will hold its third town hall meeting in Camden Middle School's (CMS) multipurpose room Nov. 15 at 6 p.m.

Crime Report - Nov. 7, 2012

A Camden-area woman received a scam email from "National Mediation Group" claiming that she owed $800. The woman also received several voice messages from the company.

Crimestoppers, KCSO hope someone can ID suspect

Crimestoppers and the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) are hoping someone will recognize a male suspect who robbed a Lugoff convenience store at gunpoint on Saturday, Oct. 27.

Cassatt man arrested for fathering child with 14-year-old

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigators arrested Jonathan Edgar Sandoval, 23, of Cassatt, Thursday, charging him with criminal sexual conduct with a minor after positively determining he fathered a child with a 14-year-old girl. In a press release, the KCSO said it made that determination through DNA evidence. In March, KCSO deputies responded to a call at KershawHealth made by the S.C. Department of Social Services (DSS) after the girl had ...

Lugoff Fire Explorer Post wins big again

During the Lugoff Fire Board of Commissioners' Oct. 22 meeting, members recognized the Lugoff Fire Explorer Post for placing first in the Team Midnight Alarm Explorer Competition and third in the Team Gear Donning Competition at the annual Fire Fest held in Camden Sept. 29. The Lugoff Fire Explorer Post has a successful history winning competitions throughout the state. In 2010, the post won second place in the S.C. State Explorer Team Competition ...

County man sentenced in molestation case

A circuit court judge sentenced a county man, 33-year-old Danny Shawn Johnson II, to 16 years in prison for committing a lewd act on a 9-year-old girl. Circuit Court Judge L. Casey Manning handed down the sentence Wednesday.

Five stores cited for selling beer to minor

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) cited five county businesses -- two each in Camden and Elgin and one in Lugoff -- for selling beer to underage individuals during an undercover operation Monday.

Woman killed in moped vs. truck collision

Third suspect arrested in March hit and run case

The S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP) arrested a third suspect in an Elgin hit-and-run case from earlier this year.

Crime Report - May 22, 2013

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) charged two men and a woman, all of Camden, with drug possession after placing their home under surveillance for several months.

Second arrest in fatal accident

A second arrest was made in the case of a fatal hit-and-run in Elgin on March 1. 26-year-old Jesus Corona Cabal, of Columbia, was charged with accessory after the fact for helping the driver involved in the hit and run "destroy" the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse that hit and killed Derk Lawrence Maricle of Lugoff, S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Brent Kelly said.