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Thursday, May 02, 2013  A 22-year-old Chapin man is accused of physically abusing a 4-month-old child, according to Lexington County Sheriff James Metts.

Monday, March 25, 2013  A former police chief in Westminster has been charged with embezzling more than $100,000 from the Oconee County town.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  The South Carolina mother on trial in the case of her missing son told police she needed a break from parenting.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  Prosecutors say the South Carolina boy missing since last fall is the crux of a case against his mother.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  A member of the board for a Rock Hill charter school has been arrested on child pornography charges.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  A Hartsville man has been charged with illegal conduct toward a child after a 5-year-old girl shot herself to death last month.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley has chosen a former Boeing security official as the new sheriff in Saluda County after Jason Booth's indictment and resignation.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  A McDonald's worker in Simpsonville has been cleared of a charge that he spit into two customers' iced tea.