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Four arrested after robbery in Cheraw ends with chase in Dillon County
Four males are in custody after a robbery at the Verizon store in Cheraw resulted in a chase on I-95 in Dillon County on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Cheraw Police Chief Julius Riley said the robbery occurred around 6:45 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Verizon Store in Cheraw. Four male suspects entered the store and got…
Read MoreElection results for 2024 General Election
Chesterfield County had 18,524 out of its 25,968 registered voters cast ballots in the Nov. 5 general election. Votes will be certified at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the Chesterfield County Voter Registration and Elections office, located at 205 West Main St. in Chesterfield. President and Vice President Randall A. Terry/ Stephen E. Broden…
Read MoreFinal election results update
With 25 of 25 precincts reporting President and Vice President Randall A. Terry/ Stephen E. Broden (Constitution) 38 Cornel West/Melina Abdulla (United Citizens) 55 Jill Stein/ Rudolph Butch Ware (Green) 37 Donald J Trump/ JD Vance (Republican) 11678 Chase Oliver/ Mike ter Maat (Libertarian) 38 Kamala D Harris/ Tim Walz (Democratic) 6520 Claudia De La…
Read MoreElection update
With 10 of 25 precincts reporting President and Vice President Randall A. Terry/ Stephen E. Broden (Constitution) 27 Cornel West/Melina Abdulla (United Citizens) 40 Jill Stein/ Rudolph Butch Ware (Green) 29 Donald J Trump/ JD Vance (Republican) 7593 Chase Oliver/ Mike ter Maat (Libertarian) 29 Kamala D Harris/ Tim Walz (Democratic) 4898 Claudia De La…
Read More2024 General Election
With 6 of 25 precincts reporting President and Vice President Randall A. Terry/ Stephen E. Broden (Constitution) 19 Cornel West/Melina Abdulla (United Citizens) 29 Jill Stein/ Rudolph Butch Ware (Green) 21 Donald J Trump/ JD Vance (Republican) 6388 Chase Oliver/ Mike ter Maat (Libertarian) 20 Kamala D Harris/ Tim Walz (Democratic) 3869 Claudia De La…
Read MoreChesterfield man faces several charges of sexual exploitation of a minor
A Chesterfield man has been arrested after an investigation into allegations of sexual exploitation involving a minor. Investigator Brittany Robinson from the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office started an inquiry into allegations of sexual exploitation involving a minor on Thursday, Oct. 10. According to Sheriff Cambo Streater, this led to the…
Read MoreFinal two of four escaped inmates captured
A remaining two of four inmates who escaped from the Chesterfield County Detention Center were captured in Darlington on Friday, Oct. 25. Chesterfield County Sheriff Cambo Streater confirmed the arrest of inmates De’ Shawn Malik Fox and Kyonne Marquise McLeod. Fox and McLeod were arrested by the Darlington Police…
Read MoreSecond escaped inmate is captured in North Carolina
Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday, Oct. 22 that inmate Anton Conway Bennett has been in the custody of the Halifax County Detention Center, in Halifax, NC, since Oct. 17. Bennett was one of the four inmates who escaped from the Chesterfield County Detention Center on Oct. 15. Chesterfield County Sheriff…
Read MorePerson dies in two vehicle collision
A person died early Sunday, Oct. 20 after a collision with another vehicle. According to Cpl. Nick Pye of the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the collision occurred at 12:30 a.m. on SC 9 near Coon Creek Road. The driver of a 2008 Ford pickup was traveling west on SC 9, and the driver of a…
Read MoreEscaped inmate Planco captured in Richland County
One of four escaped inmates from the Chesterfield County Detention Center was captured in Richland County in the early hours of Thursday, Oct. 17. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Emanuel Planco was arrested by deputies early Thursday morning. Richland County deputies responded before 2 a.m. Oct. 17 to the 1400 block of Willow Oak…
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