Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green
A license plate violation turned into a failure to stop for blue lights incident, a foot chase, arrest, and a follow-up K-9 search. Lexington Police officers found illegal narcotics, including marijuana and over 100 Ecstasy pills, drug paraphernalia, an open container of beer, and the driver was driving under suspension.Proactive traffic enforcement goes a long […]
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Over the weekend, what started as a traffic stop for a license plate that expired in 2022, ended with the driver being arrested by Lexington Police for being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Taking Contraband Into a County Jail (Cocaine), Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Drug […]
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The U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force in coordination with the Lexington Police Department and Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office, located and safely arrested on Feb. 21 a man wanted by the Lexington Police Department for sexual crimes involving a child. Taz Michael Johnson, 27, was wanted for sexual exploitation of a minor, criminal […]
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The Lexington Police Department responded to a vehicle crash at North Church Street and Corley Street, Wednesday night. Link to Lexington Police Department Facebook page Police said a vehicle that fled from a hit-and-run incident on Sunset Boulevard collided with a telephone pole on North Church Street. It caused the pole to snap and power […]
Read More >> Chief Terrence Green is announcing the arrest of William Jason Burgess, age 44 of Lexington, from an undercover investigation where it is alleged that he shared child sexual assault material via peer-to-peer software. During a joint investigation with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force of the South Carolina Attorney General, it was found […]
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Lexington Police responded to a collision on Augusta Road (US-1) at Library Hill Lane, Sunday. Inbound lanes were blocked and traffic was diverted through the Lexington County Library parking lot.First responders worked to clear the road. The wreck was caused by a driver failing to yield the right of way.
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Lavon Bernard Julius, age 43, originally from Columbia, was convicted Wednesday afternoon by a Lexington County jury, after approximately 30 minutes of deliberations, for the Murder of Zeloni Ellison, age 15. The trial began on Monday, with jury selection. The Honorable Walton J. McLeod, IV, presided over the trial and sentenced Julius to Life in […]
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A car was found Sunday in the vicinity of North Lake Drive and Sunset Boulevard. Lexington Police reported that the car was found in a ravine early Sunday morning. There were no reported injuries as the vehicle was empty upon discovery. The outbound lanes of Sunset Blvd were blocked as the vehicle was removed from […]
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