LEXINGTON, S.C. – Imagine having thousands of dollars delivered to your house. A Lexington County woman knew something was off when $23,000 in cash showed up at her home late last year. She called the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department to ask deputies to take the money for safekeeping. “We treated this like a found property […]
LEXINGTON, S.C. – The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has a new piece of equipment to help deputies and property owners alike. Investigators have acquired an engraving machine to stamp an identifying number onto trailers, which are among the most frequently stolen items across the county. “Property crimes detectives have devised a system to make sure […]
LEXINGTON, S.C. – A 911 call about a suspicious person Saturday led Lexington County deputies to a Saint Andrews Road business where a man is accused of stealing a catalytic converter. Maurice Daveonte Oats, 22, is charged with possession of a nonferrous metal, possession of implements capable of being used in a crime, injury to […]
LEXINGTON, S.C. – A Lexington County man is accused of stabbing a relative at a Gaston home Wednesday night. Richard James Lewis, 40, is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants. “Deputies went to a home on Mimosa Drive shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday after […]
