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3 prison workers fired after inmate sex charges

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Friday, June 7th, 2013, 4:47pm
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Sheriff: Woman scares off burglars by firing shots

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013, 12:40pm
Source: Kershaw County Detention Center
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Five stores cited for selling alcohol to minors

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 9:06am
Five stores cited for selling alcohol to minors

 

Following an undercover operation, five stores in Kershaw County were cited after selling alcohol to minors, according to the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office.

The report said on May 20 Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office conducted an undercover operation in which underage individuals acting under the direction of the Sheriff’s Office attempted to purchase alcoholic beverages from 38 locations in Kershaw County that were licensed to sell alcohol.

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Deputies discover meth lab in outbuilding

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 11:14am
Source: Kershaw County Detention Center
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Suspect wanted for multiple vehicle break-ins, other crimes

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013, 4:18pm
Suspect wanted for multiple vehicle break-ins, other crimes

The Camden Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in locating a man wanted for numerous auto break-ins and other crimes. 

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Sheriff: Wanted man threatens suicide, arrested following standoff

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Friday, May 3rd, 2013, 12:32pm
Sheriff: Wanted man threatens suicide, arrested following standoff

Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a wanted Fairfield County man following a two hour standoff in a cemetery in Kershaw County.

According to Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews, around 7:15 p.m., 40-year-old Robert Anthony Bass called Kershaw County dispatch and told them he wanted to turn himself in because Fairfield County authorities had warrants on him for burglary.

Bass told Kershaw County dispatch he was in the cemetery of Springvale Baptist Church, the report stated.

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SC Consumer Affairs: Watch out for fake charities

Submitted by Jason Old, Digital Content Director
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 11:37am
SC Consumer Affairs: Watch out for fake charities

Columbia, SC…With the recent tragedies in Boston and Texas, the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) is urging consumers to be wary of scammers who pose as charities.

Scam artists follow the headlines and often tailor their fraud attempts to current events in an effort to profit from consumer kindness. As SCDCA saw with the Gulf Coast Oil Spill, we anticipate scammers will contact consumers in an effort to solicit money for phony charities to benefit the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings or West, Texas fire. 

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