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Thursday, October 25, 2012  Clemson University police say three Liberty men have been arrested and charged with taking a safe from a campus dining hall.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  A Columbia city park ranger has been arrested and charged with stealing guns from a private home.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  A teen accused of committing several violent crimes including armed robbery has been arrested, according to the Columbia Police Department.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  A teen has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery of a pizza delivery man. A second suspect is still wanted in the crime.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  Authorities say one of two inmates who escaped from the Anderson County jail by chiseling away concrete blocks in their cell has been recaptured.

Friday, May 18, 2012  One man has been arrested and at least two suspects are on the run after attempting to rob a bar in Eastover early Friday morning, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Orangeburg County deputies detained two juveniles Monday in connection with an overnight case of vandalism and burglarly at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School. Authorities say they caused thousands of dollars in damages.

Tuesday, March 06, 2012  Two men accused of breaking into multiple Columbia businesses and stealing electronics have been arrested, according to the Columbia Police Department.

Monday, February 27, 2012  USC Linebacker Angelo Watley is in jail. He’s charged with grand larceny, 2nd degree burglary and credit card theft.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  A captain with Orangeburg's police department has been fired after being accused of taking weapons from the department's armory.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012  Daniel Stallings was taken into custody Tuesday morning on charges of armed robbery, possession of drug paraphernalia, and giving flase information to a law enforcement officer. Stallings was also served with an outstanding warrant for grand larceny.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell announced that Darion Priester, 41, was arrested Friday morning on grand larceny and seven warrants for forgery.

Friday, August 26, 2011  Sheriff James Metts says 19-year-old Richard Olin Jr. was arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree burglary and grand larceny of the Robin Forest Drive home.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011  The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says a former state employee and former state trooper worked together to defraud the state out of more than $500,000.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  Officials are looking for two suspects who they say were involved in a jewelry heist at the Village at Sandhill.  The Richland County Sheriff's Department says a male and female suspect stole nearly $9,000 from Kay's Jewelers last Wednesday.