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Investigation continues in Macedonia Church Road shooting
The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has released more details about a shooting that resulted in three people being shot on Macedonia Church Road on Monday, May 26. According to Sheriff Cambo Streater, deputies received a report of a shooting at a ballfield on Macedonia Church Road in the Cash community at 7:58 p.m. Monday. Once…
Read MoreCCSO continues to investigate triple shooting in the Cash community
The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has persons of interest in a triple shooting that happened Memorial Day evening. According to Sheriff Cambo Streater, the shooting took place after 9 p.m. Monday, May 26, on Macedonia Church Road in the Cash community. Streater confirmed that two of the three gunshot victims were teenagers. …
Read MoreCheraw man charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor
The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children, arrested and charged a Cheraw man in connection with an investigation into the possession of child sexual abuse material. Jeffrey Daniel Short, 39, was arrested on Thursday, May 22, and formally charged with the following offenses: four counts…
Read MoreWilliams charged with illegal tattooing of a minor
The Investigation Division of the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged a man following an investigation into the illegal tattooing of a juvenile. According to police reports, a 16-year-old arranged and received a tattoo from a man identified as Derrick “Ghost” Williams without parental knowledge on May 1. The investigation revealed…
Read MoreCCSD names finalists for superintendent position
Chesterfield County School Board announced three finalists for superintendent during a special called meeting on Friday, May 16. The finalists are Dr. Christopher Ballenger, superintendent for Warren County Public Schools in Virginia; Dr. Jerry Oates, chief human resources officer for Sumter School District; and Dr. John Tharp, principal at York Comprehensive High School. The person…
Read MoreCCSO drug operation leads to several arrests
A joint drug operation of the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division and Narcotics Unit resulted in the arrest of eight individuals. According to Sheriff Cambo Streater, the arrests were the result of an extensive narcotics investigation targeting the distribution of illegal drugs in the county.…
Read MoreNarcotics operation leads to arrest of Burr
A Pageland man was arrested after a search warrant executed by the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs during a narcotics operation earlier in the month. According to Sheriff Cambo Streater, the Chesterfield County Narcotics Unit, with support from the Chesterfield County Special Response Team and other assisting units, executed…
Read MoreCCSO arrests Lancaster man for attempting to arrange murder
A Lancaster man has been arrested for attempting to arrange the murder of his wife. According to Chesterfield County Sheriff Cambo Streater, Kevin Donel Meadows, 34, of Lancaster was arrested and charged Thursday, April 3, with solicitation to commit a felony following an investigation. The investigation began when a tip was called into law enforcement.…
Read MoreLarge scale drug investigation by CCSO and other law enforcement leads to arrests
An large scale drug investigation led by Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics with the assistance from the South Carolina Office of the Inspector General, Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division, United States Probation Office, and the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team resulted in the execution of a search warrant on a…
Read MoreSC Forestry Commission issues Red Flag Fire Alert
The South Carolina Forestry Commission has issued a statewide Red Flag Fire Alert, effective immediately until further notice. The Forestry Commission plans to reevaluate conditions on Sunday, March 23. The alert has been issued to strongly discourage people from burning outdoors when weather conditions present an elevated risk of wildfire. Forestry Commission officials said…
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