Domestic Violence Arrest from 2 ½ Years Ago
A resident of the Owings area was arrested yesterday and charged with a domestic assault from 2 ½ years ago. 31-year-old Ola Geneva Smith of 4835-F North Old Laurens Road, Gray Court was charged with...
View ArticleAssault with Baseball Bat Alleged
Laurens Police were dispatched to a residence on Riverside Street at 2:55 yesterday afternoon on a report of an assault with a baseball bat. Master Patrolman James Nolen reported he arrived right after...
View ArticleBond Denied on 1st Degree Burglary Case
1st Degree Burglary charges have been filed from a night-time burglary outside Laurens in mid-December. 44-year-old Billy Joe “Blade” Roberts of 479 Rocky Springs Church Road, Laurens was arrested...
View ArticleLaurens City Council Considers “Future Scholars”
Laurens City Council has been requested to contribute $15,000 for the Laurens County Future Scholars program. Deputy Director of the Laurens Community Development Corporation, Jonathan Coleman,...
View ArticleBruised Woman Refuses Cooperation with Police
Laurens Police were dispatched to McGowan Street at 10:40 last night on a 911 hang-up. Officer Logan Kanipe reported hearing a male and female arguing on arrival in the area. He then observed a woman...
View ArticleAssault at CHS
Clinton Public Safety booked a suspect yesterday afternoon for an alleged assault at Clinton High School earlier this month. 18-year-old Eloisa Guadalupe of 11568 Highway 39, Cross Hill was charged...
View ArticleViolation of Probation on 2 Incarcerated Men
Two people arrested recently have now also been charged with Violation of Probation. 35-year-old John D. Crumpton Jr. of 521 Musgrove Street, Clinton was arrested by the Sheriff’s Office February 11th...
View ArticleMan Gets Involved in Sister’s Fight
Laurens Police were dispatched to Pridmore Street at 11:18 last night on a report of an assault in progress. A woman called to say she and her sister were arguing about her nephew being taken outside...
View Article2 Jailed After Early Morning Traffic Stop
Clinton Public Safety Officer Stephen Lawton was performing routine patrol on North Broad at 23 minutes after midnight this morning when he stopped behind a yellow Mustang for a red light at the...
View ArticleRocking Heart Day in Laurens Tomorrow
GHS Laurens County Memorial Hospital is bringing “Rocking Heart Day” back for a second Saturday, this time at the Laurens Y tomorrow. Local Zumba legend Juanita Rayford takes everyone interested thru...
View ArticleLDHS NJROTC Team at National Competition
The LDHS NJROTC Orienteering Team went out to California to compete in the NJROTC Orienteering National Championships last weekend. They placed just outside the top 10 as a team and also had individual...
View ArticlePolice Chase Ends in Crash & Arrest
An attempt to make a traffic stop for a speeding violation on Interstate 385 around 6:15 yesterday morning led to a police chase involving multiple cars from three agencies, and resulted in a Highway...
View ArticleTwo More Charged with 3x Attempted Murder
The Sheriff’s Office charged two more young Clinton males yesterday in connection with shootings at two locations on Lisbon Road the last day of January this year. 17-year-old Quinton Jaquan Davis of...
View ArticleWreck Kills One, Injures Two More
One person was killed and two were injured in a one-vehicle wreck in Upper Laurens County west of Fountain Inn yesterday afternoon. South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Corporal Tony Keller said the...
View ArticleCheck Forgery
Laurens City Police yesterday arrested 26-year-old Edna Victoria Foster of 400 Jefferson Street, Clinton on a Forgery charge from early last Fall. Detective Leann Riggott states that on September 22nd,...
View ArticleFriday Arrest Alleges Thursday Assault
Laurens City Police made an arrest Friday afternoon in connection with an assault Thursday. 24-year-old Zanterius Darell “Zan” Hunter of 155 Duncan Creek Road, Clinton was charged with Assault and...
View ArticlePublic Disorderly Charge on Motel Occupant
The Sheriff’s Office was called to the Budget Lodge on Highway 221 north of Laurens at 9:16 Saturday night. A woman had reportedly been drinking alcohol and had some kind of disturbance she was...
View ArticleTheft of Medicine Alleged
The Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to meet a woman in Laurens at 9:42 Saturday night and she reported that a woman who is living with her had taken prescription medicine from her earlier in the day....
View ArticleArrest after Unwanted Visit
Laurens County Deputy Brad Shepard was dispatched to Community Center Drive, Enoree at 4:02 yesterday afternoon on a report that a woman had walked into a residence and would not leave. While the...
View ArticleHeld Overnight for Charges
Laurens County deputies responded to Rocky Springs Church Road outside Laurens at 10:06 last night on a report of a suspicious person pushing a possibly stolen motorcycle along the road. A complainant...
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