CRIME & SAFETY
Guns and drugs seized in search at Upstate home
A stash of guns and drugs and a suspect are all off the streets after a search at an Upstate home. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigation Unit and SWAT Team executed a search warrant at a home on Oliver Street in Anderson.
Elbert County man gets life in prison for killing girlfriend
A Bowman man was sentenced to life in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend who was stabbed to death in their home. Andrew Nicholas Berry, 35, entered the pleas to murder and cruelty to children in Elbert County Superior Court, according to Northern Circuit District Attorney Parks White.
Deputies: Two teens charged after guns found in student’s car in Anderson
ANDERSON, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said two students have been charged after guns were found inside a student’s car on Wednesday. Deputies said it was brought to the attention of school administration that there was an ongoing “heated argument” earlier in the morning where students were gathered around a specific car.
New information released after active shooter hoax in Anderson County high school
ANDERSON, S.C. — New information was released Monday about what Anderson County, South Carolina, deputies called a hoax of an active shooter at Westside High School. According to the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, a 911 call came in around 12:30 p.m. Friday about someone firing shots inside the school.
Upstate Sheriff's Office searching for missing woman
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office in a media release said one of two women reported missing, has been found. Lee Escoe, who had been reported missing early last week has been located and is safe as of Monday morning.
Video shows thieves stealing HVAC unit at South Carolina church ministry, police say
ANDERSON, S.C. — Security video released Tuesday shows thieves at a South Carolina community nonprofit stealing the ministry's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit. A report from the Anderson Police Department said the crime happened about 1 a.m. Monday at Anderson Interfaith Ministries, or AIM, at 1206 South Murray...
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