Lexington Police Department

Online sexual predator operation results in arrests

A Florida man with ties to South Carolina is accused of sending sexually suggestive messages to law enforcement officers posing as minors on social media apps. Steven Leslie Wright (below left), 49, is charged with criminal solicitation of a minor, attempted dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18 and sexual exploitation of a […]

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UPDATED – Snapchat Claim of a man with a weapon at Northside Christian Academy results in lockdown and search

A social media hoax that happened Thursday afternoon resulted in the lockdown of a school and an extensive search by officers looking for an armed man who was said to be on campus, according to Chief Terrence Green of the Lexington Police Department. At 4:20 p.m., officers were dispatched to Northside Christian Academy after a […]

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Crash in Lexington results in road closing

A collision at Dreher Street and Harmon Street in Lexington was reported by the Lexington Police Department, Sunday evening around 8 p.m. Several emergency response vehicles were on the scene and the road was closed.Police asked drivers to avoid the area.By 10 p.m. The collision was cleared from the road and all lanes were reopened.

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Crash closes one lane on Sunset Boulevard, near Corley Mill Road, in Lexington

The Lexington Police Department reported a collision on Sunset Boulevard (US 378) near Corley Mill Road, after 1 p.m., Monday. Only one lane was open while the crash was being investigated and cleared. Emergency units were on the scene. The road was cleared, later. The wreck was caused by a driver failing to yield the […]

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Lexington Police asking for help to find teen described as a runaway

The Lexington Police Department is looking for Kenneth Jeffrey. He is described as a runaway. He is 16 years old, 5’2″ and 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen in the Town of Lexington on Sept. 27. If you have information about where Kenneth Jeffrey may be, please call Detective […]

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Lexington Police report a crash on Sunset Boulevard, Sunday afternoon

The Lexington Police Department reported aa collision with minor injuries on Sunset Boulevard (US-378) at Palmetto Park Boulevard. It happened after 2 p.m. and affected outbound lanes. It was later cleared and police said the collision was caused by a driver failing to yield the right of way during a turn across outbound lanes. (LPD […]

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Crash causes lane closing in Lexington Sunday night

Units from the Lexington Police Department were on the scene of a collision on North Lake Drive (SC-6) near Columbia Avenue (US-378) Sunday night after 9. The crash resulted in the closing of southbound lanes. Police asked drivers to seek an alternate route while the crash was being investigated.By 10 p.m., the collision had been […]

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Crash in Lexington slows traffic, Monday afternoon

The Lexington Police Department investigated a collision on North Lake Drive (SC-6) at Round Knob Road, Monday after lunch. It resulted in a southbound lane being closed. The collision was later cleared from the road.The collision was caused by a driver failing to yield the right away during a turn, according to the LPD. LPD […]

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