An active shooter situation can happen in the blink of an eye. “Nowhere is immune to it happening, no state, no city,” said Capt. Hampton Taylor of the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. “Nobody ever thought it would happen to them until it does so it’s critical that we build those relationships, those communication channels and […]
A Columbia man surrendered to deputies inside a walk-in cooler after tripping a burglar alarm at a Lexington County restaurant. Michael Davis, 33, of Columbia was arrested Monday morning at Zorba’s Greek Restaurant on Saint Andrews Road, according to warrants. “Deputies responded to the alarm and found a door pried open,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay […]
Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in our country and the majority of teenagers abusing them are getting the pills from inside their own homes. This Saturday, you have a chance to safely dispose of your old or unwanted medications at Operation Take Back hosted by the Drug Enforcement Administration. There are 4,700 collection […]
Investigators have arrested a man wanted for violating conditions of his parole from a Florida prison seven years ago. “Jose Antonio Gonzales had assumed a number of different identities while he was on the run,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “He’s been living in West Columbia as Hector Acosta for about two years.” Gonzales […]