LCSD

VIDEO: A family’s close call

For hours one Friday last month, Michelle Sarokas and her husband had no idea where their 12-year-old son, Saylor, was. His wallet and cell phone were in their Gilbert home, but his flip flops were missing. That’s when they called the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. “We didn’t know what happened; it was the scariest day […]

VIDEO: LCSD co-sponsoring Timberlake Youth Triathlon

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department is partnering with Timberlake Plantation and the Timberlake Country Club to sponsor the sixth annual Timberlake Youth Triathlon in Chapin on Aug. 27. Children 12 and under will compete at the Timberlake Country Club in five different categories tailored to their age group. Children five and under will swim 10 meters, […]

Jailbreak Escape registrations being accepted

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Foundation are accepting registrations for the Jailbreak Escape Urban Challenge Run to be held Aug. 20 at the Lexington County Soccer Complex off Gibson Road. “The annual obstacle course race is a 3.1 mile run with obstacles and crossfit-style exercises designed to challenge participants of […]

Bank robbery suspect arrested

Detectives have arrested a Lexington man suspected of robbing the BB&T branch in Red Bank Tuesday afternoon. Christopher Paul Sherer, 48, is charged with one count of entering a bank with intent to steal, according to arrest warrants. “The suspect presented a note with a handwritten request for money on it to a teller,” Lexington […]