ORANGEBURG COUNTY.SC (WOLO)- The Orangeburg county sheriff’s office is warning the public about a phone scam that uses the threat of an arrest warrant to extort money from potential victims. “We had several calls come in at our legitimate dispatch with the caller saying they had been notified of an outstanding warrant with our agency,” the Sheriff Lerot Ravenell said….
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A man who was shot to death at a apartment complex in Columbia has been identified. Emmitt I. Hart, 20, of Hopkins, was shot by someone at the Lakeshore Village Apartments Friday night. Hart was taken to Prisma Health Richland Memorial Hospital where he died. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Hart an autopsy indicated that…
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) – Sentencing for a teen found guilty in the killing of a store owner in South Carolina has been delayed because of new requirements for young people convicted of murder. Sincere Dinkins faces 30 years to life in prison for killing Vijaykumar Patel during a November 2017 robbery at Sumter’s Save-Mart Grocery. A law passed after a…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-Columbia police are investigating a deadly apartment shooting Saturday night. The incident happened at the Lakeshore Village Apartments on Garners Ferry Road just before 10p.m. Officers say a 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at the hospital. Information is limited at this time. Anyone with information that can help is asked to call 1-888-CRIME-SC. Categories: Local News, News
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) – Recently released federal data shows that more than 16 percent of the drinking water wells tested near Fort Jackson over the past six years have shown contamination from a toxic chemical found in hand grenades used at the military installation to train soldiers. The State reports in some cases, the pollution levels are high enough…
SUMTER, SC –Deputies need your help finding three men accused of fatally shooting two men in an attempted armed robbery. Deputies say just before 10:15p.m. Thursday they found two men who had been shot out outside of a home in the 300 block of Bowman Drive. Diego Alonzo Teletor, 25, was dead on scene, while Gregorio Zarate Chun, 46, was…
ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO)- Orangeburg County Sheriff’s office is searching for an endangered missing 63-year-old man. “It’s imperative we locate this individual soon,” Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said. “There are several medical issues we’re concerned about as well as the time this person has been missing.” Willie Lee Pinckney was last seen on Wednesday around 10:30 p.m. on the 400 block of…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- A fatal shooting at an apartment complex in Columbia may have been in self-defense according to police. The incident happened at the Colony apartments on Bailey street around 9:30p.m. on Friday. Saturnino Alphonse Williams, 24,was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy determined the cause of death to be a gunshot of the upper body. A second male…
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A person’s death in Colleton County is under investigation on Saturday. According to the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office, the deceased was located on Saturday morning in the area of Hope Plantation Road. Authorities said the investigation into the death is active and ongoing and they are encouraging anyone with information to contact the sheriff’s office…
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