City Charges + Hold for County Charge
Laurens City Police yesterday arrested 25-year-old Candace Lee Shaw of 102 Guy Farms, Kinards, charging her with Petit Larceny, Financial Transaction Card Fraud and Trespassing. Officer Sellers states...
View ArticleArrest on Pine Street
Clinton Public Safety responded to Pine Street at 9:43 last night on a domestic dispute. Officer Yelton reported being greeted by a man who said all was fine, they’d just had an argument. A woman was...
View ArticleUse of Machete Reported
Clinton Public Safety was dispatched to Summeral Street at 2:39 yesterday afternoon on a report of a man assaulting a woman with a machete. On arrival officers found a woman who indicated her boyfriend...
View ArticleGrand Larceny of $8,500 Lawn Equipment
A theft this past April was alleged with the arrest yesterday of 26-year-old William Charles Qualls of 41 Greer Street, Belton. The Sheriff’s Office charged Mr. Qualls with Grand Larceny. Lt. Blackmon...
View ArticleTheft from Auto ‘In Progress’
Laurens Police responded to Laurens Terrace at 5:46 yesterday morning on a report that an auto break-in was in progress. Officer Polson observed two cars in front of one residence and saw two male...
View ArticleSuspect Arrested Following Foot Chase
Laurens Police were conducting additional vehicle patrols as well as foot patrols last night in the Spring Street area as a result of recent gunfire in that part of town. Officer Dillon Sherfield...
View ArticleFire Budget Gets 2nd Reading Approval
Laurens County Council gave unanimous 2nd reading approval last evening to the 2015-201 Laurens County Fire budget. It proposes $371,001.17 for operating the rural fire departments and another...
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Mother Charged In Child Abuse, Child Neglect & Animal Cruelty
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Martin’s Lake Rd. Gray Court around 6:00 Tuesday evening, where a 2-year-old boy was found unresponsive. He was airlifted to GHS Greenville...
View ArticleOk, Here’s the Safe….Who’s Safe?
Sheriff’s Corporal Jimmy Johnson was dispatched to the 4800 address range of Riverfork Road, Waterloo at 7:18 yesterday morning and arrived to observe a safe near the roadway. Checking into and around...
View ArticleProbation Violation
A Clinton man was jailed yesterday on charges that he has violated the terms of his probationary release back in March. 32-year-old Jason Glen Neaderhiser of 31 Grandview Acres was served with a...
View Article$2,300 Check Forged
A Forgery case from two months ago landed 33-year-old Bobby Ray Bohanon Jr. of 114 Round Street, Laurens in the Laurens County Detention Center yesterday. Sheriff’s Deputy L.B. Holmes states that on...
View ArticleThe Embers at Depot Tonight for Town Rhythms 2015 Finale
The final Town Rhythms of this year’s summer concert series welcomes The Embers to Clinton’s Depot stage! The famous Beach Music band will take the stage at 7:00 this evening. Local restaurants will be...
View ArticleMeth Lab One-Pot on Side of Road
Sheriff’s Lt. Keith McIntosh reported finding drug equipment as he was traveling on Park Road, Fountain Inn at 12:25 yesterday afternoon. He noted observing a 24-ounce bottle and got out of his vehicle...
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Clinton “Ahead of the Curve” on Police Body & In-Car Cameras
The South Carolina General Assembly approved a bill on the last day of the regular season requiring all state and local law enforcement agencies to create police car and body camera policies. Clinton...
View Article2011 Drug Case Added on Man Arrested Following Foot Chase
We reported yesterday on the arrest of 43-year-old Jermaine Layaunce Gary of 203 Independence Avenue, Laurens. He was charged with Flight Upon Sight and with Simple Possession of Marijuana following a...
View Article238 Jobs for Whitmire with New Boat Factory
The town of Whitmire, hard-hit economically with the departure of the textile industry, is getting a new manufacturing plant. Sea Pro Boats, a renowned brand in the boating industry, yesterday...
View ArticleInjured Child’s Mom’ has Bond Set at $85,000
A young Laurens County woman remained in the Johnson Detention Center this morning, charged with putting her three children at risk and causing one of them to have great bodily injury. A 2-year-old son...
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Let’s Complete the Rescue of Lucky
Lucky Lucky. I guess that’s a good name for him. Lucky was seized by Laurens County (SC) Animal Control from a house where there were dozens of dead and dying animals. A 2 year old little boy who lived...
View ArticleWattsville Vehicle Vandalism
The Sheriff’s Office was notified yesterday morning about a case of vehicle vandalism the previous night in the Wattsville area. A woman said she had been at a friend’s house on Setzler Drive overnight...
View ArticleFailure to Appear on Two Drug Charges
A Clinton man was booked in the Johnson Detention Center yesterday and served with two Bench Warrants, stating he failed to appear in Laurens County General Sessions Court for his initial appearance on...
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