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Duo arrested on drug charges after complaints at Knights Inn motel

Lexington Co, SC (WOLO) — Lexington county deputies have arrested a man and woman at a motel after receiving complaints of drug activity at the Knights Inn on Airport Boulevard. Mark Jeffcoat is charged with Trafficking Meth and Possession of Marijuana and Sandra Raphael is charged with Possession of Ecstasy and Distribution of Meth after deputies saw packaging and a…

Artist installs see-saws at US-Mexico border

(CNN) – See-saws have been installed at the US-Mexico border so children from both countries can play together. The idea came from a California artist who drew up the design of the ‘teeter-totter wall’ back in 2009. The see-saws are in Sunland Park, New Mexico, which is separated by a steel fence from Juárez, Mexico. Categories: National News, News

‘Operation Palmetto Cleanup’ lands nearly 200 offenders behind bars

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) —The Department of Probation, Pardon, and Parole (SCDPPPS) had a busy week last week. According to the agency, 48 warrant teams, and 44 different federal, state and county law enforcement agencies from across the state helped conduct the sweep rounding up 175  offenders in part of an initiative called “Operation Palmetto Cleanup”. The statewide program was part…

Orangeburg cell phone thief caught on camera stealing iPhones

ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) – Surveillance cameras in an Orangeburg business recorded a man stealing several smartphones on multiple occasions. Person suspected of stealing iPhones from an Orangeburg business. (OCSO) The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office released pictures Tuesday of the man they say got away with an iPhone X one day and came back three days later to steal more. The…

RCSD arrests woman accused of taking more than $100k from church bank account

RICHLAND CO., SC (WOLO) —  The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a woman on charges of exploitation and obtaining property by false pretenses. Authorities say on April 26th, deputies were called to 4875 Forest drive for a claim of bank fraud. Authorities say the bank employee informed them that 40 year old Kizzy Davis claimed she needed to have…