ECSO Traffic Stop Yields “Significant” Amount of Drugs

ECSO Traffic Stop Yields “Significant” Amount of Drugs

​The Advertiser was notified Tuesday morning, Oct. 19, 2021, by Sheriff Jody Rowland that the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office had uncovered a “significant” amount of drugs during the overnight hours.  Rowland explained that the findings came after a routine traffic stop was conducted on a Mercedes SUV that was described as “weaving all over the road” […]

Guns Found by Citizens

Guns Found by Citizens

​Two firearms were recently discovered and turned over to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office by Edgefield County citizens.  According to an ECSO report, the first firearm, anAmerican Tactical AR-15 style pistol, was found Sept. 30 where Augusta Road turns onto Edgefield Road near the pecan grove.  That report details that a man pulled over on […]

Crime Report

Crime Report

2 Detention Center Employees Injured  ​Two employees of the Edgefield County Detention Center were injured last week in an incident involving an inmate according to an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office report.  The report details that body camera footage as well as surveillance video shows how, on July 13, after being escorted back to his cell […]

Crime

Crime

Two Stolen Vehicles Recovered by ECSO ​The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office recently recovered two stolen vehicles according to ECSO reports.  The first report was made Mar. 11 and details that while running the license plate of a vehicle with an expired validation sticker, the responding deputy was informed that the vehicle in question had been […]

Crime Stories Of The Week

Crime Stories Of The Week

Home Invasion in Johnston ​The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home invasion on the 1500 block of Hwy 121 North in Johnston, Mar. 4.  According to the ECSO report, the homeowner was asleep when she was awaked by the sound of banging on her back door and breaking glass.  Running into her living […]

More Catalytic Converters and a Firearm Stolen

More Catalytic Converters and a Firearm Stolen

​The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office was recently notified of 2 catalytic converters and a firearm being stolen in 3 separate incidents.  According to an ECSO report, on Jan. 8, the ECSO received notification from a tow service that the company had towed a vehicle from an area on Hwy 121 and Briarwood Road for the […]

Crime in Edgefield

Crime in Edgefield

Attempted Theft – Recovery of Property ​The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to an attempted theft report on Oct. 9 at the 1100 black of Stephens Road in the North Augusta area of the county.  According to the ECSO report, a resident observed 2 unknown white males pushing her neighbor’s 4 wheeler down the road.  The […]

Over $6,000 in Equipment Stolen

Over $6,000 in Equipment Stolen

Shortcut Road ​Over $6,000 worth of equipment was stolen from a work site on the 200 block of Shortcut Road in the North Augusta section of Edgefield County according to an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office report.  The report, filed Sept. 8, 2020, states that a workman at the site found the driveway to be too […]

Two County Residents Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in Saluda

Two County Residents Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in Saluda

            The Saluda County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three suspects, two of whom are from Edgefield County, in connection with the death of Joseph Glenn Grubbs, Jr., of Greenville, SC.  According to Chief Deputy Toby Horne of the SCSO, who spoke to the Advertiser regarding the arrests Thursday, Apr. 9, the case started when a passerby discovered […]

Breaking News- Shooting Incident in Johnston – Suspect in Custody

Breaking News- Shooting Incident in Johnston – Suspect in Custody

A shooting incident occurred Monday, Mar. 30, in Johnston near Addison and Edisto Streets. According to Johnston Police Chief Lamaz Robinson, who spoke with the Advertiser regarding the incident, a call was received Monday afternoon regarding a group of people in vehicles that were about to fight at the May Street Apartments. Johnston Police Officers […]

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