Two Charged Monday with Sunday Assaults
Laurens Police yesterday served Assault charges on two men arrested Sunday from separate incidents that day. 33-year-old Carius Eente Felir “Carl” Johnson of 245 Lee Street, Laurens was charged with...
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Monday Arrest in Burglary & Theft Last Thursday
A woman arrested by deputies early yesterday morning was charged with a burglary last Thursday. Corporal Brent Rushing delivered 35-year-old Autumn Dawn Welch of 876 Henderson Road, Gray Court to the...
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Multiple Forgeries & FTC Violations
Multiple charges were served yesterday on a Laurens woman, alleging crimes last summer and last month. Laurens City Police charged 36-year-old Peachanna Cunningham of 105 Hunter’s Court, Laurens...
View ArticleDeceased & Cause of Death Identified
Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols has formally released the name of a man killed late last Thursday night as he was on his motorcycle west of Gray Court. Nichols said that 39-year-old Bobby Joe Crane...
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Report of Trash Leads to Meth Arrest
Concern about trash out by a driveway led to a drug arrest yesterday. Laurens City Police Sgt. Michael Gainey responded to Lynn Avenue at 8:05 yesterday morning following an anonymous complaint about...
View ArticleClinton Council Opposes Law with “Blatant Unfairness”
During the April meeting of Clinton City Council last night, City Manager Frank Stovall asked council to approve a resolution in opposition to a bill currently before the South Carolina General...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Charge
Laurens City Police were dispatched to Rosemary Lane at 11:19 last night on a domestic incident. A woman reportedly called saying she was afraid her boyfriend was going to hurt him and her. Officer...
View ArticleAuto Pieces Found Following Hit-and-Run
Laurens Police Sgt. James Nolen was dispatched to Irby Avenue at 11:18 last night on a vehicle hit-and-run. A man said he heard a loud bang and stepped outside to observe major damage to his vehicle,...
View ArticleHit & Run in Parking Lot
Laurens Police Officer Michael Polson responded to a 911 call to Ingle’s at 3:56 yesterday afternoon where a man reported someone had struck his gray 2006 Toyota Avalon on the rear bumper while he was...
View ArticleStolen Vehicle
Laurens Police Sgt. Michael Gainey was dispatched to Chestnut Street at 7:24 yesterday morning on a report of a stolen vehicle. A man said he woke up that morning and realized his truck was missing...
View ArticleBonds Set at Over $50,000
A woman arrested on multiple drug charges Monday was formally charged yesterday. Laurens Police reported finding meth waste products in trash outside the woman’s Lynn Avenue residence Monday after an...
View ArticleRabid Fox Attacks Greenwood County Man
A Greenwood County person has been exposed to rabies. A DHEC news release yesterday stated the person was advised to consult a health care provider after being exposed to rabies in the Troy area of...
View Article1 Car & Keys to 3 More Stolen
The Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a business break-in at 2157 Highway 101 North, Gray Court at 10:40 yesterday morning. Deputy Allen joined three other officers at the “House of Cars,” where the...
View Article3 Shots as 2 Men Struggle with Pistol
Laurens County Sheriff’s Lt. Robbie Haupfear and other units responded at 5:30 yesterday afternoon to Crosscreek Road, Clinton on a report of someone firing a weapon. Officers reported arriving to find...
View ArticleCouncil Decides on the Extended Cab Pickup
Clinton City Council this week approved purchase of a new truck for Public Works. City Manager Frank Stovall Monday night requested that council approve a bid for the purchase of the new vehicle that...
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Beware the Purple Toilet
Purple toilets are coming. If you are surprised to find a commode in your front yard and the it happens to be purple, we think we can help explain the mystery. The Relay For Life team of the Laurens...
View ArticleWrong Person Claimed Phone
Deputy J.L. Taylor responded to the Dollar General just outside Clinton on Highway 76 at 6:12 last evening on a cell phone theft. A Clinton woman said that when she realized she had left her phone at...
View ArticleCopper Stripped from Attic
The theft of copper wiring from a house on Fleming Street Extension outside Laurens was reported to the Sheriff’s Office at 9:44 yesterday morning. The owner reported getting a call reporting that two...
View ArticleCorrection: He’s NOT the Husband!
Yesterday we reported on the arrest of a 32-year-old Clinton woman on an assault charge after she allegedly assaulted a younger woman inside a Musgrove Street Downtown Clinton restaurant Tuesday...
View ArticleAnother Domestic Violence Arrest
Also placed in the Johnson Detention Center yesterday for Laurens Police was 21-year-old Christopher Deangelo Campbell Jr. of 426 Robinson Road, Laurens. Campbell, also known as “Dee,” was reportedly...
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