In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 24,2024, Walterboro Police Department responded to a tragic shooting in Colleton Heights. Officers found a man who, despite efforts, sadly lost his life …
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9/5/24
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A 24 yr. old Ladson man died in a single vehicle accident near Longleaf Drive, on August 17th. The Toyota Corolla was traveling south on at a high rate of speed, when it dropped off the southbound …
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By Scott Grooms
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9/5/24
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A Saturday Morning August 24th shooting at Colleton Heights Apartments, left one man deceased. Colleton County Firefighter-Paramedics on duty at Station # 1 heard multiple gunshots from the …
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By Scott Grooms
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8/29/24
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Brian D. Jetter 23 from Pennsylvania was arrested for the June 19th, 2023 Green Pond house fire that seriously injured a male occupant of the home and killed a 28 year old parrot named “Grey …
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By Scott Grooms
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8/29/24
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Three people were injured on Cottageville Hwy Saturday afternoon August 24th. The SUV left the roadway and flipped over three times, trapping the occupants. Two adult females received multiple …
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By Scott Grooms
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8/29/24
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A neighbor spotted and reported a fire behind a Dahlia Street home on August 20th. Flames were above the roof and a column of black smoke could be seen two miles from the scene. Colleton County …
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By Scott Grooms
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8/29/24
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An ATV accident on Knights Ave. critically injured a 14-year-old male rider on August 21. The accident occurred when an ATV flipped over several times, striking a fence and ejected the driver. The …
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By Scott Grooms
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8/29/24
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A single vehicle accident south of the I-95 rest area injured one on Friday, August 9th. The small car was traveling southbound, when it left the roadway at a high rate of speed, hit a ditch, and …
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By Scott Grooms
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8/18/24
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A single vehicle accident on Exit 57 turned into a multiple vehicle accident during a thunderstorm related to Hurricane Debby. Colleton County Fire Rescue was working a single vehicle accident on …
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By Scott Grooms
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8/15/24
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The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office would like to remember our friend and colleague, Deputy Sheriff Dennis C. Compton who was killed in the line of duty 16 years ago on August 6, 2008. Rest easy …
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8/15/24
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A Florida man was critically injured in a single accident on Southbound I-95 near the Mount Carmel Road overpass on August 3. The pickup truck left the roadway, struck the end of a guardrail and lost …
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By Scott Grooms
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8/8/24
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The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office Detective Laura Rutland completed training last week at the South Carolina Emergency Management Division for Basic Public Information Officer. She remains …
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8/8/24
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Did you know Colleton County Fire Rescue operates a Type I Haz-Mat Team? Well, you do now! Check out this incident from August 2, 2008. More information can be found by following this link: …
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8/8/24
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The Charleston Police Department have arrested a 26-year-old Walterboro resident as a suspect for a homicide that occurred near a playground in downtown Charleston.
Following an investigation, …
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By Scott Grooms
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8/1/24
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A high-speed accident sent one man to a Trauma Center Friday evening July 26th. The Honda was traveling south on Possum Corner Road, left the road, and struck several trees on the northbound side of …
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By Scott Grooms
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8/1/24
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Congratulations to the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office Cadets and their Advisors on their accomplishments in the 2024 Summer SCALE. Cadets from across South Carolina and one team from Tennessee …
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8/1/24
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Station 20 on Edisto Island received some badly needed renovations over the last three weeks. The metal building is nearly 30 years old and the salt air environment at Edisto Beach has taken its …
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By Dana Erickson
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8/1/24
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The driver of a Honda Accord traveling southbound on I-95 July 25th, swerved to avoid a tire in the road, lost control, struck a guard rail and entered the wooden median. The female driver suffered …
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By Scott Grooms
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8/1/24
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The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) joins four other Southeastern states for Operation Southern Slow Down this week to crack down on excessive speeding and reduce speed-related …
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7/25/24
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Get to know #yourColletonFirefighter K.C. Campbell on #firefighterfriday. Captain Campbell serves as the Public Information Officer as well as the Recruitment and Retention Officer. Here is more …
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7/25/24
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