Car is Returned, No Charges
The Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Budget Lodge on US 221 North at 10:41 yesterday morning on a stolen vehicle report. A 21-year-old Greenville woman indicated a rental vehicle she had was...
View ArticlePositive Drug Test Cited in Child Neglect Case
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday filed Child Neglect charges on 25-year-old Jennifer Lynn Bunting of 5622 Mountville Road, Mountville. Deputy Bobby Galarza states that on February 26th,...
View ArticleSix Shoplifting Cases, and Counting….
Shoplifting was more than a handful yesterday for Laurens City Police. And that includes more than a handful in the number of arrests. Six people were placed in the county detention center, and we...
View ArticleState Recognizes Officers & Agencies for DUI Enforcement
The SC Department of Public Safety yesterday recognized law enforcement officers and agencies for their efforts in 2012 to enforce the state’s DUI laws and remove impaired drivers from South Carolina...
View ArticleViolation of Probation & Sex Offender Registry
A Laurens County man was arrested yesterday by State Probation and further charged by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office. 33-year-old Richard Todd “Ricky” Stribling of 1490 Knighten Chapel Road,...
View ArticleFirearm & Drug Charges Filed
Clinton Public Safety yesterday served firearm charges on a local man, following his arrest the previous night. 40-year-old Randy Lamont Toland of 117 Bond Street, Clinton was initially charged...
View ArticleTop Ten Reasons to Exercise With Your Dog
By Jan #10. You won’t feel like a heifer if your dog sheds pounds quicker than you do. #9. Your dog wont care if your wearing Gucci, or your sweats. #8. Your dog doesn’t care about your garlic...
View ArticleClinton & Laurens Baseball Games Cancelled
Due to the bad weather, the Laurens and Clinton baseball games scheduled for today (4-4-13) in their respective spring break tournaments have been cancelled. At this time WLBG does not know of any...
View ArticleDon’t Let the Meds Run Out!
Laurens City Police were dispatched at 8:13 last night to investigate a report of someone pointing and presenting a firearm. A man said that a younger man was in his residence and presented a black...
View ArticleNoise-y Neighbor
Laurens Police responded to a Fleming Street Extension location at 4:13 yesterday morning where Officers noted from the street when could hear loud music coming from the residence. When they went...
View ArticleAlcohol May Have Been Involved…
Clinton Public Safety was dispatched to Clinton Manor Drive at 3:10 yesterday morning on an assault report. A woman indicated while she was outside in the parking lot of Clinton Manor a man walked up...
View ArticleWoman Arrested Following Visit
Laurens County Deputy Sheriff Steve Paterson was dispatched to Dragon Trail outside Laurens at 36 minutes after midnight this morning on a report of an assault. On arrival, he walked with a woman...
View ArticleArrest from Joanna Fight Sunday
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a suspect in connection with an alleged fight in Joanna Sunday. 24-year-old Coty Alex Bradberry of 129 Tillman Circle, Joanna, also known as...
View ArticlePhones are Smart, Why Not the Electric Meter
At Clinton City Council’s meeting earlier this week, unanimous consent was given to purchase 1500 new electric meters at a cost of nearly $80,000.00. City Manager Frank Stovall explained that the...
View ArticleNew “Jaws” for Clinton
At last month’s budget workshop Clinton Mayor Randy Randall and members of City Council heard a presentation by City Manager Frank Stovall about the need to begin replacing equipment at the Clinton...
View ArticleMultiple Drug Charges from Warrior Creek
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday filed drug possession charges on several people who were arrested the previous day or evening, claiming they were in possession of meth at a location on...
View ArticleOne Arrest, Another Sought for a Clinton“Meth Lab”
One person is in custody and another being sought following a Laurens County Sheriff’s drug investigation Wednesday. A Sheriff’s Office statement indicates that deputies went to 100 Clinton Manor...
View ArticleSubject Held in Early AM “Meth Lab” Arrest
Bonds totaling $90,000 were set yesterday on four drug charges filed on 47-year-old Samuel Mark Dickert of Clinton. He was arrested after Sheriff’s Officers arrived at an apartment on North Adair...
View ArticleAssault by Baby’s Daddy
Laurens Police were dispatched to a West Main residence at 9:48 Friday night on a report of an assault. A woman indicated her baby’s daddy had come to her residence to get his personal belongings, as...
View ArticleMan Follows Thief from Joanna to Clinton
Sheriff’s Corporal Nick Moye met in Clinton just after midnight Sunday morning with a Newberry man who had called to report a theft in Joanna. He had called 911 to report that a guy had stolen his...
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