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At its regular monthly council meeting for the Town of South Congaree last Tuesday, the Mayor and Council voted unanimously to hire Steven Jonas, a 22-year veteran of the department as its next Police Chief. Chief Jonas began his working career by enlisting in the US Marine Corp at the age of 19. Following his […]
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Lexington County deputies along with U.S. Marshals arrested a man and a woman Thursday afternoon in connection to a 2022 deadly shooting. Deputies are trying to locate one more suspect. Chendric Jawan Brown, 25, is charged with one count of murder and one count of conspiracy and London Ja’Kia Oliver, 26, is charged with one […]
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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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The South Congaree Police Department announced the arrest Phillip Pruitt, on Monday.He was arrested on charges of possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl and meth. According to the South Congaree Police Department, Pruitt was found passed out in a parking lot in South Congaree.
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South Congaree Police were asking the public to please avoid the area of Dunbar Road and Church Street, Thursday afternoon. Police were working with the Lexington County Sheriff’s department after two burglary suspects barricaded themselves inside a residence. It was later announced the two were no longer in the home. WIS TV reported that a […]
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The South Congaree Police Department made two arrests in connection to an attempted murder on Thanksgiving Day. Jakqui Stewart and Lela Sampson were both arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault 1st, and discharging a firearm into a dwelling, according to the South Congaree Police Department. It was an isolated incident, police said, where the […]
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Springdale Police officers responded to Essex Drive Monday, shortly after 1 p.m. after reports of shots being fired.Officers immediately began investigating the incident and determined Richard Allen Cooper was responsible for the shooting. Within hours, Springdale Officers, along with the assistance of South Congaree Police Department, located and took Cooper into custody. Cooper was transported […]
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Two women were arrested on narcotics-related charges during a traffic stop in South Congaree, according to a South Congaree Police report. According to the South Congaree Police Department, Heather Smith and Ashley Hagins were arrested during a traffic stop on Saturday. Police said both women were charged with several drug-related charges, including trafficking meth after […]
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