Lexington, SC (WOLO)– Learning the ins and outs of a new tool to help keep tabs on loved ones who may wander away from home. Monday Lexington County Deputies got some hands on training to help in a possible search. According to Deputies, the training session and field exercise focused on Project Lifesaver transmitters. The transmitters are used in search…
Several cars were broken into in areas off Augusta Road and authorities are warning residents to keep their valuables out of sight.
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – Authorities with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department say one of their deputies was involved in a fatal shooting Monday morning. Around 7 a.m. Monday morning, the deputy responded to the 100 block of Glenda Court on a call of a suspicious person in a vehicle, officials say. During the investigation, police say the suspicious person drove toward the…
GASTON, S.C. (WOLO) -Brooklyn Samiya Davis, 3, was identified as the victim of a shooting earlier this month. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Davis’ death is still being investigated by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. The toddler got her hands on a gun on Monday, July 18 around 12:30 p.m., officials said. The incident happened on Glenn Road in…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) SOUTH CAROLINA – Gearing up to head back to class? The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department wants to make your first day back to school a safe one. They are offering a College Safety Program at the training center on Gibson Road. The two hour program will be held July 18 at 6 p.m. Officials say the course…
Courtesy Lexington County Sheriff’s Department/Twitter LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Authorities with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department tell ABC Columbia that an argument between two people ended in gunfire on Wednesday afternoon. The shooting occurred at “The Store” on Highway 6, officials say. We’re told one person involved in the incident was taken to an area hospital and is being…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – Authorities with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department say they don’t suspect foul play in the case of a person who was discovered dead inside a vehicle in the parking lot a Walmart on Tuesday. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the man as 53-year-old Keith Walter Lindler of Lexington. Autopsy results are still pending, Fisher said. Authorities said Thursday they do…
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and other first responders held an active shooter exercise Tuesday afternoon at Chapin Alternative Academy. (Image: Matt Perron) LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Police regularly prepare for any large-scale threats that could happen in South Carolina. It just so happened that the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department had active-shooter training scheduled for Tuesday with other agencies at…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO) – The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday the arrests of a man and a woman in connection to a shooting in Gaston. According to a release, Fareed Rasheed Makeen and Teresa Farris Epley are charged with murder. The shooting happened on Meadowfield Road on Friday, April 29. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the victim…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The identities of two bodies found inside a Lexington County home Sunday have been released by investigators. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher says 80 year-old Leonard Williams and 70 year-old Lillie Thompson were found in a home on Double Eagle Circle during a welfare check just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Sheriff’s deputies say they are investigating…
