Lexington Police Department

Crash in Lexington results in temporarily closed lanes, Monday

Lexington Police responded to a collision, Monday before noon, on Columbia Avenue (US-378) near Meetze Avenue. The crash resulted in the closing of one lane in both directions. The road was congested with traffic merging into single lanes around the scene, but the road was cleared and reopened.The cause of the wreck is under investigation […]

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Lexington Police respond to fallen trees and power lines Saturday night

Roberts Street in Lexington was closed Saturday night due to fallen trees and fallen power lines at South Lake Drive and Roberts Street. Lexington Police also advised drivers to watch for standing water on Columbia Avenue and several secondary roads. Emergency personnel responded to standing water on streets throughout town. Roberts Street was opened by […]

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Lexington Police work barricaded incident, Friday

Residents of Victorian Lakes MHP at 4801 Sunset Boulevard in Lexington were able to return to their homes after a brief barricaded incident with a man in a mental health crisis who was threatening self harm. Lexington Police responded. The LPD Crisis Negotiations Unit quickly arrived on scene and talked to the man over the […]

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Missing man found

The Lexington Police Department was searching for a missing man. He was found.

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Vehicle strikes a fire hydrant on Columbia Avenue in Lexington overnight

The Lexington Police Department responded to an incident in the eastbound lane of Columbia Avenue, overnight Thursday and early Friday morning. A vehicle struck a fire hydrant and the eastbound lanes of Columbia Avenue (US-378) at Berly Street were closed. Police asked drivers to seek an alternate route until the road reopened. All lanes were […]

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Lexington Woman Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* and Related Charges

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Maria Grace Seipel, (age 21) of Lexington, on five charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington Police Department made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney General’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and U.S. […]

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Driver fails to yield right-of-way, resulting in 3-car crash, say Lexington Police

A three car collision in the intersection of West Main Street (US-1) at Columbia Avenue (US-378) resulted in multiple inbound and outbound lanes closed, in Lexington Thursday afternoon.The crash was caused by a driver failing to yield the right-of-way during a left turn across opposing lanes.

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Lexington County Coroner identifies woman who died in crash on Sunset Boulevard, Tuesday

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a two-vehicle accident in the 5000 block of Sunset Blvd in the Lexington area of Lexington County on April 1, 2025. According to Fisher, Mrs. Margie Hayden Cook , 70, of Pelion was pulling out of a parking lot when she was hit […]

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