Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green

Lexington Police ask public for help to find teen who ran away from home, Monday afternoon

At approximately 7 p.m. on Monday, May 25, Cooper Eugene Gainey, age 16, left his home on Autumn Stroll Court in Lexington with a shark graphic book bag on his back and a black trash bag in hand. The teen is being described as a runaway by the Lexington Police Department. Lexington Police Chief Terrence […]

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Section of Mineral Springs Road in Lexington closed overnight after vehicle overturns

A section of Mineral Springs Road, in Lexington, in the 2600 block was closed due to an overturned vehicle, Monday night. Emergency personnel were on the scene and drivers were asked to find alternative routes. Mineral Springs reopened later, Lexington Police reported. LPD photo.

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Pursuit ends in a crash on South Lake Drive in Lexington, early Monday morning

All inbound lanes of South Lake Drive (SC-6) at I-20, in Lexington were closed, around midnight Sunday due to a collision. Lexington County Police asked driver to seek an alternate route into the Town of Lexington, SC away from SC-6 until the road reopened. The crash happened at the end of a vehicle pursuit involving […]

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Teen Charged with Planning His Own Kidnapping by Lexington Police Department

Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green would like to update the greater Town of Lexington community on the kidnapping of the 17-year-old Sema’j Corvin Gardner that happened on the night of Sunday, May 3, 2026, when two Black males, armed with handguns, burglarized a home on the 900 block of Hendrix Street in the Town of […]

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Police respond to a collision involving a bicycle in Lexington on Sunset Boulevard

The Lexington Police Department is asking drivers to please be cautious driving through the 5100 block of Sunset Boulevard in Lexington. One inbound and one outbound lane of the road are blocked due to a collision involving a bicyclist. Emergency personnel are on scene. The collision was reported after 7 p.m. Monday.

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Car rollover in Lexington, but no one injured

A single car rollover collision on Old Cherokee Road, between North Lake Drive (SC-6) and Sunset Blvd (US-378) had an eastbound bound lane closed early Friday morning. The Lexington Police Department reported the accident on its Facebook page at 6:02 Friday morning. First responders worked to clear the road and all lanes of Old Cherokee […]

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Lexington Police looking for a man in connection to series of vehicle break-ins

The Lexington Police Department is searching for Christian Dominick Long, age 33 of Lexington, South Carolina, for charges related to a series of vehicle break-ins that happened in the early morning hours of December 24, 2025, in a neighborhood off Augusta Road in the Town of Lexington. There are currently four active warrants for Christian […]

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Lexington Police made more than 50 traffic stops overnight New Year’s Eve, make DUI, Drug arrests

The Lexington Police Department Patrol Division was out on the streets New Year’s Eve, along with the Traffic Safety Unit and K-9 officers. Lexington Police reported making more than 50 traffic stops overnight in the Town of Lexington. Officers made two arrests for DUI, multiple drug arrests to include Possession With Intent to Distribute marijuana. […]

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