Cayce Department of Public Safety Director
The Cayce Department of Public Safety is assisting the SC Highway Patrol with an incident on I-26 between I-77 and Exit 115. The incident was reported about 8:20 a.m. It was a crash according to Trooper David Jones of the SCHP. All westbound traffic is being diverted to I-77 north. Cayce DPS photo
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Chris Cowan is the new Cayce Police chief. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott swore Cowan in at a ceremony in Cayce, Monday. Cowan said he already has meetings planned in various communities to get feedback from residents. Cowan will serve as chief of Cayce police only. A fire chief will be named later. Cowan has […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the person who was found deceased at a home located in the 1600 block of Northland Drive in Cayce on September 26, 2021 shortly after 1:00 PM. According to Fisher, Ms. Heather Renee Jordan, 30, of West Columbia was pronounced dead at the scene with […]
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The Cayce Department of Public Safety shut down Charleston Hwy in the 2200 block, Saturday afternoon. Lexington County Fire service is battling an incident that is creating heavy smoke at American Scrap Iron and Metal. A water supply hose has been stretched across the road. Officers are asking drivers avoid the area.
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Several firefighting crews responded to a fire in the 100 Block of Riverbend Drive, in West Columbia, Friday morning.According to a Lexington County report, an apartment caught on fire. Lexington County Fire Services, West Columbia Fire Department, Cayce Fire Department, Irmo Fire District, and Lexington County EMS were on scene. The fire started in one […]
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A news conference to release information regarding the 2020 Faye Swetlik kidnapping and murder case has been canceled. It was scheduled for Friday in response Freedom of Information Act requests from media outlets. The Cayce Department of Public Safety released the following statement: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) press announcement for local members of […]
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The Cayce Department of Public Safety will release new information, Friday, regarding the Feb. 2020 kidnapping and murder of 6-year-old Faye Marie Swetlik; including video and photo evidence. The evidence that will be presented is in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from several media outlets. Faye, a Springdale Elementary School student, went […]
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The Cayce Department of Public Safety began an investigation, Monday, after Mr. Jose L. Gonzalez was found deceased after suffering a single gunshot wound on Groover Circle, Cayce. As a result of that investigation, Alberto Benitez Osorio-Mendoza, 33, has been identified as a suspect and is wanted for murder, said Sgt. Evan Antley of the Cayce DPS. Osorio-Mendoza as […]
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