Thefts of Tools, RVs, Golf Cart, Multiple Mail Boxes
The theft of two recreational vehicles was reported early yesterday from Thompson Road, Fountain Inn. Deputy Kenneth Sibley was dispatched at 8:32 and met with a man who said that between around...
View ArticleDon’t Panic – It’s Only a Drill
Officers from the Fire Service, EMS, Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, Clinton Public Safety, Laurens Police Department, Presbyterian College Campus Police and others will participate in a unified...
View ArticleSLED Charges Clinton Caregiver with Abuse
The State Law Enforcement Division yesterday arrested a Clinton man on charges of abusing a Whitten Center resident. 59-year-old Steve M. Darbins of 1223 South Bell Street, Clinton was charged with...
View ArticleWoman Charged with Damage to Motel Room
Laurens County Deputy Jeremy McMahan was dispatched to the Budget Inn on Highway 221 north of Laurens at 10:14 yesterday morning, where motel management had been alerted to damage to the room by...
View ArticleSOBER or Slammer Starts Today
Sober or Slammer kicks off today. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) and local law enforcement agencies across the state announced the launch of the 2013-2014 Christmas/New Year...
View ArticleSaturday Showers Dampen Parade Plans
The forecast of Saturday showers is impacting parade plans in our area. The Ware Shoals Christmas Parade scheduled for tomorrow has been delayed because of weather predictions. The Ware Shoals...
View ArticleMultiple Burglary, Grand Larceny & Malicious Damage Charges
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a suspect in connection with some of the break-in and theft activity on Andrews Road, Fountain Inn this past summer and this month. 53-year-old...
View ArticleArmed Robbery Attempt Alleged in Fatal Shooting
An October 31st shooting that resulted in the death of an Enoree area man may have begun as an attempted Armed Robbery, according to warrants served on a suspect. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleLocal Road Fatalities Reduced Over Half
Laurens County highway fatality statistics officially remain less than half the number for this time last year. According to the State Public Safety Department preliminary statistics as of midnight...
View Article1st Degree Burglary Charged
A man recently released from serving time in jail on a Burglary charge was arrested yesterday morning after he was reportedly found hiding in bushes near a house that had a burglar alarm sounding and...
View ArticleAlcohol Must Have Been Involved
Clinton Public Safety Lt. Cathy Anderson was on patrol on Poplar Street at 8:31 last night and when approaching Pine Street observed a man attempting to navigate the curb of a sidewalk. After...
View ArticleBatteries Stolen from Equipment
Laurens Police Officers were dispatched to the old junk yard at the dead-end on Brooklyn Avenue at 2:43 yesterday afternoon in reference to items being stolen. A man advised that he was last at the...
View ArticleHere’s Your Beer, Now Take This!
A 911 call about a Shoplifter and an Assault dispatched Laurens Police Officer Michael Polson to the Dollar General at 235 Hillcrest at 2:13 yesterday afternoon. A clerk at the store indicated a...
View ArticleArrests in Two Grand Larceny Cases
Laurens County Deputies arrested 34-year-old Wade Harrison Pinson of Apt 110-C East Public Square, Laurens yesterday and charged him with a theft over the past two years. In a warrant charging...
View ArticleMagic Christmas Box Found
Clinton’s Magic Christmas Box has been found. Timothy Dickson of Clinton found the Christmas Box hidden in the Gray House on West Main. Clinton Business Director Dianne Wyatt said the Magic...
View ArticleAbsentee Voting Begins for Clinton Council Seat 5
The Laurens County Elections Commission has issued instructions on Absentee Balloting for the Special Election next month for Clinton City Council. Voters may vote in person or by mail. In Person...
View ArticleMeth Materials Found Under another Bridge
More Meth Manufacturing materials were found under another Laurens County bridge yesterday morning. Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Sibley was dispatched to Hunter’s Bridge Road, Fountain Inn just before noon...
View ArticleCouncil Hears Complaints About Bar
During last night’s final Laurens City Council meeting of the year, Mayor Sharon Brownlee expressed her appreciation for the city’s Christmas decorations. She said “The city is beautiful especially...
View ArticleVehicles Vandalized
Deputy Yarbrough was dispatched to Charlotte’s Road, Clinton at 10:44 yesterday morning on a vehicle vandalism case. A Mountville man indicated his vehicle had stopped running and he left it off the...
View ArticleDomestic Violence High & Aggravated
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday served charges on a Laurens County man for a domestic altercation. 27-year-old Terrance Joquimn Williams of 116 John Grant Street, Cross Hill was...
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