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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing discount retailer Dollar General Corp., and a BMW manufacturing plant in South Carolina over their use of criminal background checks to screen out job applicants or fire employees.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  A man who drove away and then later ran from officers at a Williamsburg County checkpoint has died after being shocked four times with a stun gun.

Friday, September 07, 2012  South Carolina's state law enforcement agency is back under sanctions for not properly monitoring the interstate exchange of criminal records, but Chief Mark Keel says he's hiring people to remedy the problem.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  A vehicle chase in Kershaw County lead to the discovery of a mobile meth lab and the arrest of one man, who Kershaw County Sheriff's deputies say has an extensive criminal record.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  Brandon Lee Dubose will have to face another judge later this week at a bond hearing after a magistrate denied bond on four General Sessions charges

Tuesday, July 03, 2012  Brandon Lee Dubose, Sr., is in jail tonight, but it is not the first time he has been behind bars.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012  An Amber Alert has been lifted after SLED officials found 2-year-old Brandon Dubose II safe Tuesday morning.

Friday, June 29, 2012  Three individuals have been arrested by officers with the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office following a drive-by shooting that occurred Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  An Elgin woman was arrested Monday afternoon on multiple drug charges.

Monday, February 13, 2012  A police chase in Lugoff lands two Camden men in jail.  Around 11:15am on Monday, February 13, 2012, Kershaw County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Marcus Antwon Greene, 24, and Davon Jermaine Mickle, 26,both of Camden. Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews says both men have extensive criminal records.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  Authorities say a man with a lengthy criminal record is accused of threatening to shoot the Pickens County sheriff.

Monday, January 24, 2011  Updated with new story. Police say a gunman suspected of killing two Florida police officers and wounding a U.S. marshal during a shootout has been found dead.