Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green

Lexington Police conducting Public Safety Checkpoints

The Lexington Police Department started conducting several Public Safety Checkpoints Monday, until Wednesday, according to Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. Officers will be conducting the Public Safety Checkpoint in response to collision incidents, Citizen Traffic Complaints, and previous enforcement in this area focused on speeding and unsafe driving practices. Officers will be checking driver’s licenses, […]

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Lexington man arrested for sexual assault, police concerned there may be more victims

Michael Bruce Worthy, 32 of Lexington, has been arrested for sexually assaulting a juvenile on Monday, according to Lexington Police Chief Terrance Green. During this investigation, detectives found that Michael Worthy had been at the home of a family friend and engaged in unwanted and unlawful sexual contact with a fifteen-year-old girl. When interviewed, police […]

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Lexington Police arrest man in connection to Sunday morning shooting

Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green announced the arrest of Bobby Ray Robbins, age 25 of Lexington, for his involvement in an early morning shooting that left several victims injured that occurred on Sunday, near the Summer Cove Apartments. At approximately 3:45 a.m., officers were dispatched to Railroad Avenue to a shots fired call. When they […]

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Using DNA evidence, man charged with the murder of 75-year-old Lexington woman

William Luis Megal King, 27, has been arrested in connection to the 2020 murder of a woman in the Hickory Hill mobile home park on Industrial Boulevard in Lexington. King was taken into custody, without incident, on Monday at his home in Gaston. Detectives began their investigation of this case Sept. 19, 2020, when officers […]

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Barricaded man in Lexington, now deceased, accused of sexual assault with a minor

From the Town of Lexington – While the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating the aftermath of the barricade incident on Cherry Hall Drive, Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green released some additional information regarding the event and investigation. On the afternoon of Saturday (March 12) detectives went to the 100 block of Cherry Hall […]

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Lexington Police work several accidents during the Friday afternoon commute

The Lexington Police Department worked a collision on West Main Street (US-1) and Columbia Avenue (US-378) Friday around 5 p.m. The crashed resulted in an inbound lane being closed. The wreck was caused by a driver failing to yield the right of way during a lane change, said police. Lexington Police reported officers had been […]

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Lexington Police Department conducting Public Safety Checkpoints, Monday

Chief Terrence Green would like to notify the community that the Lexington Police Department will be conducting several Public Safety Checkpoints on Monday, March 7, 2022, within the Town of Lexington. Officers will be conducting the Public Safety Checkpoint in response to collision incidents, Citizen Traffic Complaints, and previous enforcement in this area focused on […]

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Man was missing, Lexington Police have found him

Man was missing, Lexington Police have found him Lexington Police Department Officers were looking for William Tyler Wood who was last seen on Saturday night (Feb. 12) on West Main Street, in Lexington. If you have information on where William Wood is, please contact Detective Payton at 803-358-7271 or email [email protected]

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