Author: ABC Columbia Staff

CPD looks into string of car thefts at Columbia Fire stations

Columbia, SC (WOLO) —Police are investigating after four cars were stolen from two area fire stations. Wednesday, Chief Aubrey Jenkins told ABC Columbia News that a firefighter’s car was stolen outside of Fire Station 9 on Devine Street. According to the victim, Phillip Hutcheson, he had just finished working his overnight shift at the fire station, but as he was…

RCSD warns residents of ongoing phone scam

RCSD image Richland Co., SC (WOLO) — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is asking you to be cautious the next time you answer the phone. According the authorities, a scam has been making the rounds where they say someone is calling area residents from a number that appears to be coming from the Sheriff’s Department. Officials say the message that…

Governor McMaster suspends small town mayor-elect facing child sexual exploitation charges

DILLON, SC (WPDE) – The soon-to-be mayor of a small town in the Pee Dee is suspended before he even takes office. Corey Jackson faces 11 counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Evidence presented at a bond hearing showed Jackson was soliciting nude pictures from boys as young as 15 on Snapchat. The prosecution said Jackson was offering…

Sumter County Coroner identifies victim in deadly car crash

Sumter, SC (WOLO) — The Sumter County Coroner has identified the victim of a deadly single car crash as 63 year old Carl Sellers. Baker says the deadly accident took place just after 1PM Tuesday afternoon. County Coroner Robert Baker performed an autopsy Wednesday May 29th, 2019 at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and determined Sellers died…