Probation Violation
State Probation, Pardon & Parole yesterday served a Violation of Probation charge on a Gray Court man. 24-year-old Christopher Paul McCord of 7191 Georgia Road, Gray Court was accused of moving...
View ArticleCity, County Charge Two with Sunday Assaults
Warrants charging Domestic Violence were served yesterday on two people arrested Sunday and held for charges. Laurens City Police charged 56-year-old Charles Jeffrey Franklin of 744 East Main Street,...
View ArticleFour Drug Charges
Four drug charges were served on a Gray Court man yesterday, following his arrest by Laurens City Police Sunday. 23-year-old Christopher Cody Simmons of 118454 Highway 101, Gray Court was arrested...
View ArticleTraffic Deaths Down Slightly Here, Up Across State
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety yesterday announced that six persons died this weekend on State Highways. The six people who died from 6pm Friday through midnight Sunday included two...
View Article3 Arrests in 3 Days Charging Assault By Mob
In the last three days, Laurens City Police have arrested one suspect a day on charges alleging involvement in a December 2nd Mob Assault. The latest arrest, made yesterday, was of 28-year-old Letoya...
View ArticleCNNGA Roof Collapses
The Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority announced this morning that their Clinton Office is closed today. During the very heavy rainfall overnight, the roof over the offices on Springdale Drive...
View ArticleGunshot Source Under Investigation
Sheriff’s Lt. Richardson responded to Boyd Road west of Laurens at 1:30 yesterday afternoon on a report of a gunshot injury. A man who lives inside Laurens reported that he had been shot at by a white...
View ArticleTheft from Vehicles on Lake Greenwood
The reported thefts of items from vehicles at neighboring residences on Lake Greenwood dispatched Deputy Richey to Ridgewood Harbor Road, Waterloo at 7:44 yesterday morning. One resident reported that...
View ArticleSon VS Mom’s Finance
Laurens City Police Officer Sherfield was dispatched to Lurey Street at 9:40 last night on a report of a disturbance between a mother and her son. On arrival he was informed that the son had been...
View ArticleMeth Waste Found In Trash Bags
Sheriff’s Corporal Jimmy Johnson was dispatched at 12:29 yesterday afternoon to meet a man who reported finding possible meth waste dumped alongside a roadway. The man indicated he had been picking up...
View ArticleLiquid “Spirit” of Holidays
From public intoxication to driving under the influence, alcohol-related arrests appear to reflect another type of “spirit” of the holidays yesterday. Arrested persons delivered to the Laurens County...
View ArticleOther Simple Marijuana Arrests
Ms. Miller wasn’t the only person charged with Simple Possession of Marijuana yesterday. Marijuana possession was noted in a few other cases. A 20-year-old woman from south of Laurens and a 35-year-old...
View ArticleCrack Cocaine Trafficking
Crack Cocaine Trafficking early yesterday was alleged with the arrest of a female subject. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office arrested 43-year-old Lanora Miller of 100 Walker Avenue, Laurens, also...
View ArticleBreak-In at Laurens 1st Baptist
Laurens City Police were dispatched to 1st Baptist Church at 7:49 yesterday morning after church employees arriving for the morning discovered a window open into a classroom and the screen damaged....
View ArticleArmed Robbery Alleged Near Gray Court
The Sheriff’s Office was investigating an Armed Robbery that reportedly happened last night on Harris Grove Road south of Gray Court. Corporal Brent Rushing was dispatched to a rural Fountain Inn...
View ArticleTemporary CNNGA Office Opens Monday
A temporary office for the Clinton Newberry Natural Gas Authority is now being established in Downtown Clinton. CNNGA management today reported that this office will be open to accept payments this...
View ArticleNight of Drama for Local Man
A Clinton man apparently had an evening of drama last night. This began to become obvious to Clinton Public Safety officers when they responded to a 911 to Woodrow Street at 8:11pm. The initial report...
View ArticleIt’s His Residence, Too
Clinton Public Safety was dispatched to Gary Street at 6:47 last evening where a woman said her live-in boyfriend was drunk and she just wanted him gone for the night. Officer Gandee noted the...
View ArticleThird or Greater Offense
The penalties go up as the offense is repeated. That may be a lesson for an Anderson man, following his arrest in Laurens County yesterday morning. Fountain Inn Police arrested 24-year-old Chance...
View ArticleVan Theft Suspect in Custody
A man who is suspected of stealing that Coca Cola van from in front of a Laurens Drug Store last week has been arrested in Spartanburg County. Yesterday’s Laurens County Advertiser reported that...
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