Investigators recover guns and drugs
On December 19 at 10:30 p.m., Darlington County Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit Investigators were in the Lamar area on Bay Branch Road. Investigators viewed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and crossing the centerline. Investigators initiated a traffic stop. The driver gave Investigators consent to search the vehicle. A .45 caliber Taurus handgun was discovered in the pants pocket of a passenger. Inside the vehicle,...
Compassion Experience comes to the Pee Dee
Mike Henderson understands how something small can change someone else’s life forever.
Woman arrested for leaving kids in car
On December 21, 2017 Samandria Harkless was arrested for unlawful neglect at the Walmart in the city of Darlington. The subject left her six-year-old and her two month old children in a vehicle alone while the vehicle was running. The subject was inside of the store for approximately 15 minutes before law-enforcement was notified.
Joint investigation leads to discovery of stolen weapons
MCBEE–The Darlington County Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit, in conjunction with the Hartsville Police Department, the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office, and the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, served a search warrant at a residence in the 2200 block of Ashland Rd. in the McBee area of Darlington County on November 17. Sheriff’s Deputies recovered four stolen pistols, five...
Sheriff’s K9 bites victim during call
On December 9, a Darlington County Sheriff’s K-9 unit was dispatched to Kingston Dr. in the McBee area of Darlington County to assist with the search of a burglary suspect. As the Deputy attempted to exit his vehicle, the K-9 assigned to him was able to unintentionally exit the vehicle. The Deputy attempted to re-kennel the K-9 as individuals began to approach the Deputy and the K-9. The K-9 viewed the individuals approaching...
Gammage welcomed to Hartsville City Council
Hartsville City Council welcomed their newest member as Tre Gammage was sworn in as the new District #1 representative.