Orangeburg

Murder suspect arrested accused of shooting a man to death

Orangeburg Co., SC (WOLO) — A Bamberg County man is charged with murder after a man’s body was found off a highway in Orangeburg County. Deputies with the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 55-year-old Stanley Dixon for the fatal shooting of another man. Investigators responded to multiple reports of a body off of Highway 301 near Cope. An autopsy…

Deputies still searching for suspects they say stole thousands in jewelry from Walmart

COLUMBIA, SC  (WOLO)– Orangeburg Deputies are still searching for two suspects, they say, stole thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from Walmart. Investigators say around 11:30pm, on the night of December 26 store employees reported the suspects forcing open a jewelry case and taking multiple items from the store on North Road. If you have any information on this incident…

Orangeburg deputies searching for suspected shoplifters

Photo courtesy: OCSO Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)–   Deputies in Orangeburg Co. are looking for two people who they say stole several thousand dollars worth of jewelry from Walmart in December. Investigators say around 11:30 the night of Dec. 26th store employees reported the suspects forcing open a jewelry case and taking multiple items from the store on North Rd. If you…

Deputies say missing woman suspect in Dollar General robbery

ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO)– A woman who had been reported missing in Columbia is now accused of armed robbery at a Dollar General in Orangeburg. Sheriff Leroy Ravenel says Porscha Hardy, Shakema White, and Levond Keitt are accused of robbing the Cannon Bridge Road store on December 18. Deputies say White and Keitt were arrested after a chase in Calhoun county. Hardy…

Sheriff: Woman previously reported missing charged in armed robbery

Photo Courtesy: CPD Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)–A woman who had earlier been reported missing in Columbia is now accused of armed robbery at a Dollar General in Orangeburg. Sheriff Leroy Ravenel says Porscha Hardy, Shakema White, and Levond Keitt are accused of robbing the Cannon Bridge Rd. store on December 18th. deputies say white and keitt were arrested after a chase…

Police: South Carolina man asleep in drive-thru with gun

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) – Police in South Carolina say they found a man asleep in the drive-thru of a fast food restaurant with a loaded gun in his lap. An Orangeburg Public Safety report says someone called police around 4:50 a.m. Wednesday to report the car at an Orangeburg McDonald’s. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg says the officer wrote…

Orangeburg deputies seek suspect who robbed senior citizen at gunpoint

ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO)- Orangeburg county deputies are looking for a man who robbed a senior citizen at gunpoint. The incident happened Saturday around 10a.m. in the 500 block of Shadowlawn Drive. Deputies say the 83-year-old victim was on Shadowlaw when he was accosted by an armed suspect who had exited a dark-or black-colored vehicle, possibly a Honda, driven by a female….

Business owner asks judge to let him remove Confederate flag

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) – The lawyer for a South Carolina restaurant owner who wants to get rid of a Confederate flag in front of his business says it is a historical display in an area only zoned for businesses. The Sons of Confederate Veterans were given a small piece of land in front of Edisto River Creamery in Orangeburg by…