Reports filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend of Aug. 2 show scams and fraud continue to plague the county. One report details how a suspect attempted to use a counterfeit $20 bill at Billy’s Superstore in Trenton on Friday, Aug. 2. The owner of the establishment, however, refused the fake bill […]
The public has long been warned of scams to defraud the elderly, internet fraud scams, and identity theft scams. A recent report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, however, exemplifies how there is really no one for whom a con artist can not find a scam. According to the report, an Edgefield County woman […]
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office announced this week that it uncovered a theft ring involving stolen golf carts and ATVs. At press time, one man had been arrested in this case and two other were sought in connection with the crimes. One of the suspects being sought, Laquavis Marcus Williams, is also wanted on charges […]
A trailer was reported stolen from a driveway on Col. Shaw’s Way, Friday, July 26. According to the incident report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the owner of the trailer reported it as having been attached to his truck in his driveway when he went to bed for the night. When he awoke […]
A car chase that started on Bacon Street in Edgefield and ended at the apartment complex on Woodland Ave., Sat., July 27, has led to multiple charges against a Trenton man. According to a report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy with the ECSO requested information on a white Chevrolet Suburban seen […]
The Advertiser received the following release from the Sheriff’s office on Monday, July 22, that on July 18, the Edgefield County Sheriff’s office along with officers from the Edgefield, Johnston and Trenton Police Departments, the Aiken County Sheriff’s office and the State Law Enforcement Divison conducted narcotics raids and warrants sweeps in the county. A […]
Deputies with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 54-year-old man shortly after midnight July 23 for riding his moped naked through the town of Edgefield. According to a report filed with the ECSO, deputies were notified by the Edgefield Police Department to be on the lookout for the nude motorist. The man was subsequently […]
A report from the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office confirms that golf carts continue to be a target for thieves. The latest documented theft occurred Sunday, July 14, at a home on Highway 23 West. According to the report, thieves entered a shed on the property sometime during the previous night and took an EZ Go […]
Three young white males, ages 19, 20, and 25, were arrested Wednesday, July 17, for a burglary at Douglas Elementary School. According to a report filed with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the principal of the school, Bobby Turner, was alerted to suspicious activity at the learning center when the alarm company called him to […]
The wrought iron archway over the Mount of Olives Cemetery in Johnston, S.C., has disappeared. A beautiful, historic cemetery, where ancestors of some of the leaders of the Town of Johnston, many among the earliest settlers, no longer has the entry insignia, wrought iron with gold lettering . This loss was noted by one of […]