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Halloween Safety Tips

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 [...]

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Four Men Arrested For Distribution of Meth

On October 18, 2012, the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team was called to serve search and arrest warrants upon Kenneth M. Cartee at his home, located at Onyx Lane in Easley.  Over the course of the past two months, the Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division conducted controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Mr. Cartee.  Two [...]

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Deputies Take Action During Hostage Situation & Stand-off in Greer

At approximately 9:30 pm on Sunday, October 14, 2012 the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office received a disturbance call from Skyland Drive in Greer. A female complainant from inside the residence advised dispatchers that the suspect had arrived at the home. Shortly after the call was initiated the female complainant advised that the suspect had fired a weapon into [...]

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COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN PICKENS HOME

Deputies are investigating the possibility of a murder-suicide after a couple was found dead in their Pickens County home. Nicole Davis said she found the bodies of her mother, Kelly Metcalf, and Metcalf’s boyfriend, Jeff Carroll, in the bedroom of their home on Red Oak Court. “That was my mom, my best friend. She was [...]

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US Marshals Help Upstate Officers Capture 3 Murder Suspects

Operation Intercept (OPIN) the U.S. Marshals fugitive apprehension task force made up of Deputy U.S. Marshals and officers with the Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson County Sheriff’s Offices, Greenville City Police, SLED, alongside Deputy US Marshals from the Appalachian Fugitive Investigative Strike Team (AFIST) in Asheville, NC and Asheville Police, announce the location and apprehension [...]

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JULY 4TH GIVEAWAY! ARE YOU OUR BIGGEST FAN?

Hey, everyone! We here at the staff appreciate everything you guys do for us. We seriously have the best fans out there, and we want to show you how much we care by giving you the best part of the 4th of July weekend! This Grill Master 4-Burner Stainless Steel Gas Grill has a stainless [...]

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WANTED Information On Pickens Homicide Case

Officers responded to Saluda View Drive in reference to a complaint filed by Tommy Crider Jr. stating that he had located two bodies lying in an abandoned lot near the wood line. Crider stated that he and Michael Gilland were walking on the property and they noticed two unidentified subjects lying on the ground. Crider [...]

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Late Night Gun Fight in Pickens County

On 05/06/2011 victim reports he was in his home located at Terri Drive, Liberty, when he heard a vehicle with loud muffler drive slowly by his home then turn around down the street and come back to stop in front of his house. This was at about 200AM. Victim went outside to see who was [...]

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Strong Armed Robbery Investigation Pickens County

The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the publics’ assistance in identifying a subject wanted in relation to a Strong Armed Robbery that occurred on May 4th around 2:00PM at the Dollar General, located at West Georgia Road in Simpsonville. The suspect entered the store, picked up an item to purchase, and then approached [...]

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Burglaries in Pickens County

On May 4th, 2011 several businesses were burglarized during the night time around the area of Town of Norris in Pickens County. These businesses had their offices entered by either breaking through the door, or climbing through a window, that accessed the offices. A variety of items were stolen, included money, automobile batteries, a safe, [...]

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