An employee with H & R Block in Johnston is being investigated for fraud after she allegedly stole $2,000 from a client of the tax office. According to a report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the agency was contacted after clients of the tax center became suspicious over charges associated with filing their […]
The Advertiser has learned that a prisoner has escaped from the Federal Prison in Edgefield. We will post more details as we receive them.
By Advertiser Staff – Four wheelers and lawn mowers continue to be items of interest for thieves as evident by the many reports involving such crime filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office. In just four days, from Feb. 11 to Feb. 14, four such thefts were reported. On Feb. 11, a John Deere lawn […]
By Advertiser Staff – A deputy with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office found a naked, white male wandering on Martintown Rd. in the evening hours of Wed., Feb. 6. According to a report filed by the ECSO, the 31 year old North Augusta man had initially been spotted at a residence on Martintown Rd. where […]
An investigation into an alleged inappropriate relationship between a student and teacher at Strom Thurmond High School has led to charges being filed against an employee of Strom Thurmond High School for Sexual Battery with a Student. According to reports filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, the nearly six week investigation into this matter […]
A routine traffic stop by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office Sunday night, Dec. 30, turned into much more including a disturbance call, property damage, shots being fired, and a wreck. According to an incident report filed by the ECSO, a white Honda SUV passed a deputy at a high rate of speed on Sweetwater Road […]
Columbia, S.C. – Electric cooperatives in South Carolina are warning consumers to be aware of scam artists who are calling members posing as electric co-op employees. The callers tell a consumer that immediate payment is needed to avoid disconnection of utility services. The callers then provide instructions to send money via a third-party pay system. Palmetto […]
Deputies with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office were responding to a disturbance call on Powell Place, Tuesday, Jan. 1, when they spotted extremely black smoke issuing forth from a residence on Sandy Hill Court. According to a report filed with the ECSO, deputies responded to the fire’s location and found two black males burning tires. […]
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a break-in call at a vacant mobile home on Casalina Drive, Sunday, Dec. 30. According to the incident report filed by the ECSO, the homeowner found the trailer ransacked and two window air condition units missing. Additionally, the numbers ‘25’ had been spray painted about the homes walls […]
A local DUI crash prevention coalition has purchased equipment for area Highway Patrol officers in support of their efforts to keep Edgefield County’s roads safer. The Community Action for a Safer Edgefield coalition recently provided officers with Troop Two of the SC Highway Patrol with public safety checkpoint signs and LED road flares. The signs […]