Lexington County deputies have arrested seven people in connection with an investigation into an alleged chop shop on Felix Drive in Leesville. “This investigation started Aug. 20 and our work on Felix Drive led us to a site on Singing Pines Drive in West Columbia,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay KoonContinue Reading
This week marks three years since Columbia-based non-profit Serve & Connect launched Greg’s Groceries, a program that provides police departments with boxes of non-perishable food to share with individuals and families in need. Greg’s Groceries is named in honor of Greg Alia, a Forest Acres Police Officer killed in theContinue Reading
Things look a little different this time around. Later start dates; some children staying at home, some attending half-weeks. One thing is for certain: more traffic. Many families have already or will begin to start new routines. They’ll be on the roads at different times and will be congregating aroundContinue Reading
A former correctional officer at the Lexington County Detention Center has been charged with malicious injury to property for her alleged role in damaging a woman’s car and home in June. Dominique Simone Morton, 28, is charged with two counts of malicious injury to personal property, according to arrest warrants.Continue Reading
An arrest has been made in an armed robbery that occurred on East Main Street August 14. Around 2:30 pm, officers were dispatched to the Cedarcrest Village shopping center, at 955 East Main Street in Lexington, for an armed robbery. When officers arrived they met with a man who statedContinue Reading
One suspect is in custody and another is being sought in connection to a drive-by shooting in a Lexington subdivision earlier this month. Colen Deanthony Simms, 19, is charged with two counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. Investigators haveContinue Reading
Lexington County deputies man arrested a man accused of shooting someone outside a Swansea grocery store Tuesday. Akeem Kantrell Mack, 34, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Mack got into an argument with another man in the store’sContinue Reading
Agents of the S.C. Law Enforcement Division are investigating an incident from the afternoon of August 9 in which shots were fired during a confrontation between a suspect and deputies from Lexington County Sheriff’s Department who were responding to a domestic violence call. Two deputies and the suspect were takenContinue Reading
South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents today arrested a Richland County businessman and charged him with four counts of failing to collect, account for, or pay Withholding Taxes. Tyron J. Frazier, 50, of Lexington, was responsible for making state Withholding Tax payments for his business. For tax years 2015Continue Reading
Most people are all too aware folks have been spending more time at home since March and the lockdown due to the COVID-19 virus. With extra time for family and relaxation, as well as working from home, folks have looked for many ways to entertain ourselves and our family. AsContinue Reading
Koon’s Watch Our patrol deputies respond to a multitude of calls for service all day, every day. With many requests, these calls can consume an entire shift. However, there’s also a need for deputies to be available on our roadways to make sure residents and visitors are obeying traffic laws,Continue Reading