Lexington Police Department

Fallen tree causes road to close in Lexington

All lanes of Old Chapin Road near Waverly Point Drive are closed after a tree fell across the road, according to the Lexington Police Department. Emergency crews were on the scene. It was reported about 6:15 p.m., Thursday. Vehicles were being detoured into Reed Avenue (inbound) and Heights Avenue (outbound) to turn around.

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Lexington police called to the scene of a crash in which vehicle overturns

The Lexington Police Department reported a collision, with surprisingly no injuries, at North Church Street and Butler Street. The crash resulted in the closing of West Butler Street while an overturned vehicle could be removed from the road. The wreck was caused by a driver failing to yield the right of way when crossing the […]

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Driver fails to yield right of way results in crash with injuries at Lexington intersection, Tuesday

The Lexington Police Department reported a collision with injuries at the intersection of West Main Street (US-1) at Park Road, just after noon on Tuesday. The crash resulted in the closing of all lanes of Park Road, along with outbound lanes on West Main Street. Traffic was detoured. Just after 1 p.m. all lanes of […]

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Augusta Road at Stoneridge Drive in Lexington was closed Monday morning after crash

TRAFFIC UPDATE – All inbound lanes and one outbound lane of Augusta Road/US-1 have reopened after a three-vehicle collision with injuries. The wreck was caused, police said, by a driver failing to yield the right of way when turning onto Augusta Road from Stoneridge Drive. The at-fault driver in the Chevrolet Traverse fled on foot […]

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Lexington Police work crash on Corley Mill Road at River Bluff High School

Lexington Police were on Corley Mill Road Sunday evening due to a collision at Entrance C of River Bluff High School. It was reported abound 6:30 p.m. Detours were being routed through Millstream Road for inbound traffic and Entrance B of RBHS for outbound traffic.

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West Columbia Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

Daniel Scott Burgess, 39, of West Columbia, was sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that between November 10, 2018, and September 5, 2021, law enforcement from various jurisdictions in Richland, Lexington, and Berkeley Counties […]

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Every public school in Lexington County assigned a school resource officer

For the first time in history, each public school in Lexington County has a permanently assigned school resource officer, 39 of whom are Lexington County deputies. “This is a landmark accomplishment that has taken a lot of work and cooperation from all the law enforcement agencies and the five school districts across Lexington County,” Sheriff […]

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Man stabbed and killed his brother at Sunset Boulevard residence say Lexington Police

The Lexington Police Department is investigating an early morning homicide in the Victorian Lakes neighborhood at 4801 Sunset Boulevard in Lexington, according to Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green. At approximately 3:22 a.m., officers were dispatched to a disturbance, and when they arrived, they found a Hispanic man who had been killed lying in the driveway […]

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