The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office responded to a variety of incidents during the week of October 18 through October 24, including burglaries, vehicle thefts, financial fraud, drug offenses, assaults and property crimes throughout the county.
One of the more significant incidents occurred on October 19 at a business on Barlow Drive in Lugoff, where deputies investigated a burglary involving two stolen Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks, a handgun and a cell phone. Investigators reported that someone apparently entered the business through an opening in the rear of the building. Evidence was collected at the scene, and the investigation remains ongoing.
In the Camden area, deputies responded to reports of gunfire near English Street on October 18. A nearby residence on Carter Street was struck by multiple rounds, with deputies discovering several bullet holes in the exterior and interior walls. Two projectiles were recovered inside the home. The incident was forwarded to investigators. Deputies also investigated several other burglaries and thefts. On Gates Ford Road in the Kershaw area, a resident reported a break-in involving a home and storage shed, with a generator, leaf blower, propane heater and pellet gun among the missing items. In Cassatt, a storage unit along Highway 1 North was discovered ransacked, with damage to an interior wall and several items reported stolen or damaged. Another burglary on John Munn Road in the Bethune area involved tools taken from a shed. Deputies located a vehicle connected to the incident and recovered property that had been left along a roadway.
Additional theft reports included three missing firearms from a Camden-area residence, electronics and tools reportedly taken from a home on Barlow Drive, and packages stolen from a mailbox on Yukon Court in Lugoff. In Elgin, a person attempting to sell a cellphone through Facebook Marketplace reported that a prospective buyer drove away with the phone without paying. A separate cellphone theft was reported at Family Dollar in Bethune. Drug enforcement activity included an October 20 traffic stop along Jefferson Davis Highway in East Camden. Deputies reported discovering approximately 5 grams of suspected methamphetamine concealed beneath the seat of a moped. The driver was arrested on a charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, third or subsequent offense, along with a traffic violation.
Deputies also made several driving under the influence arrests during the reporting period, including incidents along Sumter Highway and Broad Street in the Camden area. Another DUI arrest on October 24 involved a 19-year-old driver and the discovery of alcoholic beverages inside a vehicle. Financial crimes were also reported throughout the county. One Camden-area resident reported losing $50,000 in a business arrangement involving two cargo vans that were allegedly never delivered. An Elgin resident reported identity theft involving an unauthorized retail credit account and purchases. Other complaints involved unauthorized use of airline reward miles, suspected online account hacking and additional financial transaction fraud.
Property damage complaints included vehicles reportedly driving through muddy areas at the West Wateree Sports Complex in Lugoff, causing possible damage to county recreational property. Deputies also investigated a report of a vehicle’s rear windshield being shattered by a BB gun in the Rembert area. Additional reports involved harassment, stalking, assault and battery, trespassing and other disturbances across the county. Deputies also investigated a reported assault involving a juvenile on Rowland Lane in Camden and responded to student threat complaints at local schools.
The Sheriff’s Office also documented recovered property, including a firearm found along Spring Creek Road in Lugoff and a stolen pickup truck recovered at a towing facility in Elgin. Several incidents have been forwarded to investigators, while others resulted in arrests, were resolved or remain under investigation.
