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Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A Bishopville police officer is recovering from serious injuries after he was attacked by a dog while on patrol.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Authorities have arrested two men for a fatal shooting in North Charleston.

Saturday, January 26, 2013  Several organizations joined together to help get rid of crime in one Columbia neighborhood for good.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  South Carolina's highest court has ruled that police did not violate the constitutional rights of a man they stopped on suspicion of dealing drugs.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012  Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews says his deputies are cracking down on dangerous and drunken drivers and it is making the county's roads safer.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Two men have been charged with stabbing a Rock Hill man to death during a suspected drug deal.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  A 24-year-old Bowman man is now facing a murder charge in connection with an attempted robbery and shooting that occurred Monday, according to the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says investigators believe a bad crack cocaine purchase lead to multiple shootings.

Friday, August 17, 2012  A Holly Hill teen is getting 35 years in prison for the shooting death of a man on the South Carolina State University campus.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  A woman has been charged in an investigation of a former South Carolina sheriff now serving federal prison time for running a drug conspiracy.

Friday, May 18, 2012  DeShawn Powell has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for stabbing a man to death during a fight.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  Three individuals arrested after a botched drug deal that resulted in the deadly shooting of a teenager appeared in bond court Wednesday.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Orangeburg County investigators say a 14-year-old boy has been shot and killed in a "drug deal gone bad." The incident has caused the sheriff to call the community to action.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  The Orangeburg County Sheriff Sheriff's Office announced the seizure of narcotics, weapons, and cash during a search warrant on Jamison Avenue Wednesday.

Monday, November 07, 2011  Greenville police say a man was shot in May while sitting in his easy chair was killed by someone angry with his stepson over a drug deal.