X-Girlfriend to Stop Texting
A 19-year-old male came to Laurens Police last night to complain that he has been receiving messages from his x-girlfriend, saying she didn’t stop the contacts as he requested. He said he hasn’t had...
View ArticleProbation Violation
State Probation and Parole yesterday served Violation of Probation charges in Laurens County on a Cherokee County woman. 43-year-old Tracy Lynn Blanton of 313 Marietta Road, Gaffney is accused of...
View ArticleFailure to Stop for Blue Lights
A Cross Hill man yesterday was served with warrants from an incident early this month where he allegedly refused to stop for blue lights. The South Carolina Highway Patrol charged 22-year-old Sonny...
View ArticlePaintball Gun Seized by Police
Laurens Police were called to E.B. Morse at 2 yesterday afternoon after school personnel had taken a book bag that contained what was believed to be a weapon. Officer Bailes checked the bag and...
View ArticleNew Fees for Emergency Services
Laurens City Council last night gave unanimous approval to Ordinance 9-14-04 that is to set fees for users of fire protection and emergency medical services. City Attorney Tom Thompson told council...
View ArticleCouncil Votes for New $3 Million Facility
Plans for a new Laurens Civic Center were voted on with unanimous 1st reading approval of three ordinances at last evening’s Laurens City Council meeting. Mike Burns of the McNair Law Firm presented a...
View ArticleVerizon Front Door Broken
Laurens Police overnight were investigating an apparent break-in at a Verizon Wireless store in the 800 block of East Main. A front door was discovered broken. The post Verizon Front Door Broken...
View ArticleBreak-In of 9 Storage Units
Laurens Police Master Patrolman Patrick Craven responded to a storage building facility at 1010 North Harper at 12:42 yesterday afternoon to investigate multiple break-ins. Locks had been cut for...
View ArticlePolice Become Baby-Sitters
Laurens City Police Officer Logan Kanipe reportedly observed a car without headlights and made a traffic stop on North Harper at Fleming at 9 minutes after midnight this morning. A 28-year-old...
View ArticleMan Jailed on His Birthday
Jeremy Eric Ferguson of 2587 Ekom Beach Road, Laurens was escorted to the Laurens County Detention Center on his 35th birthday yesterday. He was charged with Criminal Domestic Violence 2nd Offense from...
View ArticleRecycling Test
Laurens County Soil and Water Conservation District Coordinator Connie Daniels this week presented Laurens City Council with ideas for a new recycling effort to be used during Squealing On The Square....
View ArticleBurglary, Theft, Damaged Charged
The Sheriff’s Office yesterday made an arrest from a burglary the first of this month. 35-year-old William Robert Prather Jr. of 58 Sloop Drive, Laurens was charged with Burglary 3rd Degree, Grand...
View ArticleTheft, Assault, Throwing Bike thru Window
The Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a woman for a series of charges. 27-year-old Sade Monique Johnson of 102 Cherrywood Lane, Gray Court was charged with Shoplifting this past Sunday, with an...
View ArticleSix Kids Aged 10 to 13 Questioned in Chicken Killings
Clinton Public Safety Officer Harris responded to Thornwell Home for Children at 5:23 yesterday afternoon to investigate a report of children killing chickens. On arrival, three children were being...
View ArticleSolicitation of a Minor
Solicitation of a Minor this past Sunday was charged yesterday with the Sheriff’s Office arrest of 64-year-old Jimmy Lane Beach of 108 Tillman Circle, Joanna. In addition to the Criminal Solicitation...
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Suspect Held in Shooting of Two Others
A double shooting resulted in the deputies responding to Sloop Drive, off Ekom Beach Road at 4:15 yesterday afternoon. The first deputy arriving was informed that a 78-year-old of the residence had...
View ArticleCharges Pending
Charges were pending overnight from an incident of vandalism. Clinton Public Safety Officer Chris Wilkes was dispatched to a residence on Cedar Street at 6:10 last evening where broken glass and blood...
View ArticleVerizon Break-In
Laurens Police responded with lights and siren to the Verizon Store at 810 East Main at 3:19 yesterday morning. An alarm was activated by a front glass being broken. Sgt. Gainey arrived and observed...
View ArticleMalicious Move?
A Cross Hill man was charged yesterday with Malicious Damage to a mobile home for allegedly moving it. 74-year-old Johnny Kinard of 97 John Grant Street, Cross Hill is accused of unlawfully doing...
View ArticleHe Can Describe Her, but Doesn’t Know Her Name
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office was notified yesterday afternoon about the theft of a car from a Fountain Inn area resident. Deputy McMahan got information on the stolen car from a Mauldin office...
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