Car Shot in Attempted Murder
Laurens Police were dispatched to 218 Spring Street on a report of shots fired at 7:40 last evening. A woman said she was in her apartment and heard a gunshot, then came outside to discover her Kia...
View ArticleMarijuana Distribution
Laurens City Police arrested a local man Saturday in connection with an alleged drug sale this past spring. 40-year-old Anthony Lee Gantt of 114 Whaley Street, Laurens is charged with Distribution of...
View ArticleVideo Store Armed Robbery
Laurens City Police Friday arrested a man wanted from an Armed Robbery the previous month. 20-year-old Tevin Brown of 200 Hardin Road, Laurens was charged with Armed Robbery, Possession of a Weapon...
View Article1st Degree Burglary
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office has charged another suspect in connection with an alleged 1st Degree burglary on Thompson Road July 9th and with an attempted Carjacking on another road the same...
View ArticleBurglary Early Sunday
Laurens County Deputy Sheriff Devin Hodges was dispatched to Martin’s Lake Road, Gray Court at 3:27 Sunday morning on a home invasion. After investigation, the Sheriff’s office arrested 36-year-old...
View Article2 More Charged in Armed Robbery
Laurens City Police yesterday afternoon booked three more suspects in connection with the Armed Robbery of a man on Lurey Street. Two were charged in connection with Armed Robberies of the victim on...
View ArticleBeer Sales ON for Concert
Laurens Mayor Sharon Brownlee has decided to move forward with allowing the sale of beer at ticketed concerts in the Little River Amphitheater. In a statement released Friday, she said “After careful...
View ArticleBench Warrants
A Laurens man was served with bench warrants after turning himself in to the Sheriff’s Office yesterday. 32-year-old Melvin Lemond Thompson of 302 Hunters Court, Laurens was served with a Bench...
View ArticleProbation Violation
South Carolina Probation, Pardon and Parole Service yesterday arrested 25-year-old Patrick Dale Keyser, Jr. of 21 Dodson Lane, Waterloo. Keyser was served with Violation of Probation. He is accused of...
View ArticleWho’s at the Door?
The Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a residence on Dial Place west of Laurens at 1:05 this morning on report of a prowler. A resident said that an unknown person opened the side garage door that...
View ArticleSelf Service Not Allowed
Laurens County Sheriff’s Lt. Marty Crain was dispatched to the Waffle House on US 221 at Interstate 385 north of Laurens at 7:07 last evening on a report of ATM fraud. He was told that two young males...
View ArticleAssault by Gang Alleged
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday arrested a man who is alleged to be one of three people who assaulted another man as a mob back in June. 18-year-old Fabian Diaz of 10 Smythe Street,...
View ArticleHighway Fatalities Still Below Last Year
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of four people being killed on South Carolina roadways last weekend, from Friday, July 26, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, July...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office Hosts Bloodmobile Thursday
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday announced a Deputy Roger Rice Jr. Blood Drive will be held this Thursday. The event is set for all day at the Sheriff’s office Thursday, August 1st from 6...
View ArticleMeth Manufacture Alleged
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office yesterday charged a man with Manufacturing Methamphetamine after an early morning arrest. 45-year-old Charles Ray Griffin of 6125 Whitmire Highway, Clinton was...
View ArticleThree Charged with Break-Ins
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman and two men yesterday on charges they committed break-ins in the Gray Court and Fountain Inn areas on Sunday. 35-year-old Angel Dawn Craven of 96-B...
View ArticleTop Ten Changes with Beer Sales at Laurens Concerts
#10… Fog-Men in rubber rafts will be patrolling the Little River in case a drunk falls in. #9 …You know what happens when people drink too much – The City Streets & Sanitation Division is...
View ArticleSports Report for Wednesday, 7-31-2013
Real Radio 860 WLBG Sports Report: 7-31-13 Braves: Braves 11 – Rockies 3… The Braves picked up their 10th win in the last 11 games as they defeated the Colorado Rockies 11-3 at Turner Field last night…...
View ArticleTwo Arrested for Alleged Scrap Metal Theft
Deputy Sheriff Michael Crockett was dispatched to Templeton Road in reference to the suspected theft of metal materials. A complainant had indicated two individuals in a pickup truck were seen loading...
View ArticlePower Zapped by Hit to Pole
There was a power failure on the east side of Laurens around 2:45 yesterday afternoon, taking out electrical power for an estimated 367 customers of the Laurens CPW. It is thought that a vehicle or...
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