Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – The Columbia Police Department (CPD) financial investigators are working to identify and locate a female who’s wanted in connection with an identity fraud investigation. The suspect is accused of fraudulently using the victim’s identity to obtain multiple lines of credit in an excess of $10,000 at various stores. Those businesses include sporting goods and jewelry stores. The attached surveillance…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – City leaders say they are making progress on the ever-evolving Bull Street Development Project. Monday (4/16) afternoon members of the Bull Street Commission met to discuss the status of the development which is in the fourth year of a projected 20 year project. Commission Chair Howard Duvall says there are some exciting developments coming. Among the…
GILBERT, SC (WOLO) – Over in Gilbert a family that owns two chicken farms believes they were hit by the confirmed EF-2 tornado Sunday (4/16). One of the homeowners tells us she felt her home lift off the ground. Debris scattered across the yard, windows shattered, and power lines came down. The chicken farm is missing a roof. The homeowner…
A member of one of America’s most famous political families endorses her choice for the next Governor of South Carolina.
Sumter Police say the next time you go to fill your tank someone could be lining their pocket with your private information.
Police say they have arrested three men after dismantling a dogfighting ring involving more than 3 dozen dogs.
One woman has been arrested and now The Columbia Police Department is searching for her sister after officials say they’re accused of attempting to perform an exorcism on a woman.
Larenzo Demore Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO) – Orangeburg County Sheriff’s investigators are searching for a man last seen walking from his Orangeburg home last month. Investigators say 33-year-old Larenzo Demore was reported missing after relatives said he packed his possessions and walked away from their home, but strangely Demore didn’t take his possessions. They contacted law enforcement on March 24. They said…
Eduardo Cornejo Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) – Police say Eduardo Elias Cornejo, 34, was charged with criminal sexual conduct after turning himself in on Thursday (4/12). According to police, a victim came forward on February 22 to report they had been sexually assaulted by Cornejo in January of 2017. Police say the victim reported to officers that he had met with…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina prisons director says the riot that left 7 inmates dead, was over territory, cellphones, contraband and money. SC Department of Corrections Director Bryan Stirling says there were three separate incidents at three different dorms “Not a normal situation” “The folks that are incarcerated are going to continue their criminal ways from behind bars. Which…
