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The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department in partnership with Lexington County School District One will conduct a food drive between Monday, October 29 and Friday, November 2 for Lexington Interfaith Community Services (LICS) at Meadow Glen Middle School, 440 Ginny Lane, Lexington. Loose change also will be collected to benefit LICS. Lexington County Sheriff James R. [...]

The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your assistance in information about an armed robbery of an area convenience store. Sunday evening at about 10:45pm, a male suspect entered the BP Station located on Highway 34 at I-26 with a pistol and demanded money. The suspect took the money from the store and went [...]

Halloween is once again upon us. Sheriff Loftis would like to provide these basic safety tips so that your trick-or-treating experience is a not only a great adventure and safe night for you and your children. You or a responsible adult should always accompany children ages 12 and under when trick-or-treating. – Ensure costumes fit [...]

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives arrested a 22-year-old West Columbia man and 20-year-old West Columbia man on charges that the two men on Friday, October 5 broke into or attempted to break into five motor vehicles that were parked at four homes on Flinchum Place near West Columbia. Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said [...]

Officers with the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) on Thursday, October 13 seized 73 marijuana plants, with a street value of about $73,000, after they executed a search warrant at a home on Ben Franklin Road near Leesville. Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said officers will obtain an arrest warrant on a [...]

Officers with the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) are seeking help from citizens in identifying the persons or persons who grew seven marijuana plants, with a street value of about $7,000, in woods near an unoccupied home off Wessinger Road near Chapin. Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said NET officers have no [...]

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives are investigating the death of a 64-year-old man who was fatally shot in his head at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21 after the man answered the front door at the home where he resided on Victor Road near Gaston. Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said detectives are [...]

United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Wendy Gaskins, age 40, of West Columbia, pled guilty today in federal court in Columbia to theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 666(a)(1)(A). United States District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie accepted the plea and will impose a sentence [...]

According to Sheriff Meets, Ms. Linda Sarvis Canady, a 64 year old female of Tara Trail, Columbia, was bagging her groceries to take them to her car. The suspect helped Ms. Canady shop and bag the groceries. She also offered to help load the groceries in the victim’s car. Ms. Canady got in the driver’s [...]

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department deputies on Monday, August 1 arrested two 16-year-old boys from Chapin and detained one 15-year-old boy from Chapin in connection with the theft of $37,000 during a break-in at a home on Midge Creek Court near Chapin. Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said deputies arrested Jessie Edward Miller, 16, of [...]