January 2016 - Page 3 of 3 - Lexington County Sheriff's Department

Make sure this New Year’s Eve isn’t your last

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Drunk driving has become a national epidemic. Each year, drunk-driving crashes kill more than 10,000 people in America. We’re working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this holiday season to reach out to all drivers with an important message about this deadly, preventable crime because Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving. Let’s say you go […]

Safety tips for your next shopping trip

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With Christmas upon us, we can expect long lines in stores and congested traffic as people scurry about to pick up those last minute gifts. We can also expect those who would rather rob someone and take off with money that doesn’t belong to them to be quite active this week. That’s just a reality […]