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 […]
When the telltale signs of addiction began in Susan Mill’s home, she took notice, but didn’t believe it could be drugs. “It was my family member,” said Mill, a Lexington County resident. “I just thought we were protected, that it wouldn’t happen to us.” Mill said, in hindsight, she wished her family had talked about […]