Single car collision kills one
A single car collision has claimed the life of a Hartsville man. The accident occurred just north of Hartsville on Ruby Road around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 14, 2017. Raymond Paquette, 51, of Hartsville was pronounced dead at the scene by Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee. This incident remains under investigation by the Darlington County Coroners Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol MAIT Team.
Dovesville collision kills one
A motorcycle collision has claimed the life of a Society Hill man. Cornelius Bush, 39, of Society Hill was pronounced death at the scene by Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle. The accident occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the intersection of Ambergate Drive and Cedar Ridge Road in the Dovesville Community of Darlington. This incident remains under investigation...
Sheriff’s Department issues scam alert
On May 9, it was reported that an unknown male called people in Darlington County claiming to be with Publishers Clearing House and informed the potential victim that they have won $8,000,000. The unknown male instructed the victim to go to a local retail store to place a large amount of money onto a pre-paid debit card and give the caller the debit card information to collect the winnings. Publishers Clearing House winnings are...
Investigators recover stolen items
Darlington County Sheriff’s Investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division have recovered several power tools worth approximately $1,500 stolen from a building on Stuckey Bottom Rd. in the Hartsville area of Darlington County. Investigators alleged that Daniel Curtis Joyner, age 30, of Bethune stole the power tools from the building and later admitted to taking and pawning the items. Joyner will be charged with burglary...
Hartsville native Frazier honored by city
Hartsville City Council’s May 9 meeting began with a little extra energy as Mayor Mel Pennington did his best ring announcer impression in honor of a special guest.
Inmate escapes in Hartsville, is apprehended
Saturday, May 13, an inmate at the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center was transported to Carolina Pines Hospital in Hartsville. The inmate was discharged from the hospital and while in the parking lot escaped from officers at about 10:30 p.m. The inmate attempted to carjack an individual in the parking lot. At that time, one officer fired his weapon; however, no one was injured. The inmate then fled on foot into a wooded area....